Hephaestion

Hephaestion was a nobleman and a soldier in Philip III's army. In his later life, he was a general in Alexander the Great's army.

He was considered a very close friend to Alexander, and shared many secrets with him. Hephaestion was also the rumored romantic partner of Alexander the Great, though nothing has been confirmed yet.

Early Life
He grew up in a small town with Alexander and the two were very close friends. It had been stated in books that were written about them that the two had romantic affiliations, though this is unknown. At a young age, he joined Philip III's army alongside Philip's son, Alexander.

Throughout Destined
In Pardon My Past: Alex’s Unknown Story, as Alexander is clutching his stomach in pain, in his tent, Hephaestion comes in and demands to know what is wrong with Alexander. However, Ptolemy tells Hephaestion to wait outside as Prue and Melinda watch Jo give Alexander the antidote. Hephaestion reluctantly complies and leaves the tent.

Notes and Trivia

 * He grew up with Alexander, and the two were very close as children and remained close as they got older;
 * It's heavily implied that he was in a romantic relationship with Alexander, and the pair once referenced themselves to another forbidden couple;

Historical Notes

 * In the spring of 324 BC; Hephaestion left Susa, and accompanied Alexander and the rest of the army as they traveled towards Ecbatana. They arrived in the autumn and it was there, that Hephaestion fell ill with a fever. Arrian says that after the fever had run for seven days, Alexander had to be summoned from the games to Hephaestion, who was seriously ill. By the time Alexander got there, Hephaestion had already died. Plutarch says that being a young man and a soldier, Hephaestion had ignored medical advice and as soon as his doctor, Glaucias, had gone off to the theatre, he ate a large breakfast consisting of a boiled fowl and a cooler of wine, and then fell sick and died.