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'''Hephaestion''' was a [[general]], friend, designated successor and loyal servant of [[Alexander the Great]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'')
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a compatriot of [[Alexander the Great]].


He once walked in on Alexander having [[sex]] with [[Jack Harkness]] and [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]], much to his shock. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')
He once walked in on Alexander having [[sex]] with [[Jack Harkness]] and [[John Hart]], much to his shock. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')


He stopped Alexander from committing [[suicide]] after [[Cleitus]]' death. He tried to comfort Alexander after the murder. He was killed by [[snake]] [[poison]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'')
In [[BC|323 BC]], he arrived in [[Babylon]] with Alexander's army, where he met the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]. While in Babylon, he was kidnapped by [[Antipater (Farewell, Great Macedon)|Antipater]], [[Glaucias]] and [[Iollas]], who poisoned him with a deadly [[viper]]. After being bitten, Hephaestion broke free, killing [[Glaucias]] before he died at the feet of the Doctor and his companions, who were subsequently blamed for his death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'')
 
== Behind the Scenes ==
* [[William Russell]] played Hephaestion in the 1961 television play ''Adventure Story''.


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Latest revision as of 21:44, 25 October 2024

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Hephaestion

Hephaestion was a general, friend, designated successor and loyal servant of Alexander the Great. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

He once walked in on Alexander having sex with Jack Harkness and John Hart, much to his shock. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

In 323 BC, he arrived in Babylon with Alexander's army, where he met the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. While in Babylon, he was kidnapped by Antipater, Glaucias and Iollas, who poisoned him with a deadly viper. After being bitten, Hephaestion broke free, killing Glaucias before he died at the feet of the Doctor and his companions, who were subsequently blamed for his death. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

Behind the Scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • William Russell played Hephaestion in the 1961 television play Adventure Story.