Description
Book SynopsisWhat are ancient texts saying to us when they describe Alexander the Great’s romantic relationship with his wife Barsine, or comment on his homosexual relationship with Hephaestion?
Trade Review... will repay the attention of a readership far broader than the community of Alexander and Hellenistic scholars to which it is obviously directed.
Thomas M Banchich, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Mawr Classical Review *
"Highly recommended."
Near Eastern Archaeological Society Bulletin
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Son of the Thunderbolt: Alexander's birth myths and their dates
- 2. Son of the Snake: the original identity of Alexander's snake sire
- 3. Son of the Ram: Alexander as heir to the Macedonian foundation myths
- 4. Son of the Eagle: the heirs to Alexander's birth myths
- 5. Son of the Witch: traditions of polygamy in the Macedonian court
- 6. Alexander's wives in fact and tradition
- 7. Alexander's dalliances
- 8. Alexander's men in fact and tradition
- 9. Alexander the gynnis
- Bibliography
- Index
