On September 20, 365 BC, Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, was born. In this week's TMQH, Wes discusses the straight-washing of Alexander the Great and his relationship with Hephaestion, his childhood sweetheart, and the parallels between their relationship and that of the legendary Greek heroes and lovers Achilles and Patroclus. 

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Further reading:

https://manchesterhistorian.com/2021/alexander-the-great-lgbt-icon-by-alexandra-birch/ 

http://www.wiu.edu/cas/history/wihr/pdfs/WIHR%20spring%202020%20Kitchen%20final%20version.pdf 

https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=histfacpub