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Hephaestion logo #10101) Ancient Greek grammarian
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #21000 Hephaestion (Ἡφαιστίων Hephaistion; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was a Macedonian nobleman and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was `... by far the dearest of all the king`s friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets.` This friendship lasted throughout their lives, and was compa......
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #21000[genus] Hephaestion is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species: ...
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #21003(from the article `Alexander the Great`) ...close to Alexander promoted. The Companion cavalry was reorganized in two sections, each containing four squadrons (now known as hipparchies); one ...
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #21003Greek metrist, author of a work on metre in 48 books, which was reduced, by successive abridgments, to form a manual (Greek encheiridion). The manual ...
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #20688(c. 356-324 BC) Macedonian general. He supervised the foundation of cities and colonies in Bactria, central Asia, and India. Hephaestion was a close friend of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, who called him...
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Hephaestion

Hephaestion logo #10135the son of the Macedonian noble Amyntor, Hephaestion was the closest of Alexander the Great's friends; the two fought side by side for years and Hephaestion gave advice to Alexander; Alexander made Hephaestion his second-in-command and gave him power; h
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