Please consult my printed articles, "An Atypical Affair: Alexander the Great, Hephaistion Amyntoros and the nature of their relationship," in the AHB 13.3 (1999), which is the scholarly study on which the web article was based and provides a detailed look at all the evidence and the cultural context. Please also read, "The Mourning of Alexander," SC 12 (2001), which further discusses the emotional import that Hephaistion occupied during Alexander's lifetime. While I certainly can't insist that you not quote me, I WOULD like you to note that I do not, in fact, agree with your final conclusions. Thank you.
--Dr. Jeanne Reames-Zimmerman; Dept. of History; University of Nebraska at Omaha