Literature
Hephaestion
Alexander stood on his balcony, looking straight into the night sky, mesmerized by the glorious stars that hung above him. They glittered constantly, even when they fell. Oh, how beautiful the night was. Wolfs howled. Birds chirped quietly and grasshoppers sang their lullabies. Alexander looked behind him at the young man sleeping in his bed: Alexander's bed. But, no natural beauty of the sky could match the beauty of Hephaestion. Alexander quietly walked to his bed. Sitting on the bed, Alexander gazed into the sleeping face. The skin soft and flushed. The eyelashes, elegantly feather-like, enclosed the beautiful blue eyes. Reaching out his h