# Hephaestion — WHE Definition Discussion (1-12821)

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**Created:** [May 20, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hephaestion-whe-definition-discussion-1-12821/18859 "2014-05-20T13:28:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/hephaestion-whe-definition-discussion-1-12821/18859/1 "2014-05-20T13:28:11Z")

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Hephaestion was a member of Alexander the Great's personal bodyguard and the Macedonian king's closest and lifelong friend and advisor. So much so, Hephaestion's death would bring the young king to tears. From 334 to 323 BCE Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world. He led his army on a ten-year odyssey across Asia Minor and into Persia, Egypt and India. Eventually, after his defeat of Darius III, he became the self-proclaimed King of Asia. Of course, he could not have done this without the support of his loyal army and staff of skilled officers – Ptolemy I, Perdiccas, and Craterus, but above all others, Hephaestion.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Hephaestion/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hephaestion/)._

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