The Flute Player

[Dr. Pal]

Dear Sikander,I agree with most of your views on Hephaestion. Congratulations for a very interesting post!>There is not enough written about Hephaistion to accurately assess his personality, despite Green's conclusion. What few incidents are recorded do not give us the details behind the events. For example, the incident with the flute player does not state who this person was nor why they were placed above Eumenes in the "who gets this house" incident except that we know Alexander agreed with Hephaistion's decision once he heard H's side of the story;..There is not enough written about Hephaistion to accurately assess his personality, despite Green's conclusion. What few incidents are recorded do not give us the details behind the events. For example, the incident with the flute player does not state who this person was nor why they were placed above Eumenes in the "who gets this house" incident except that we know Alexander agreed with Hephaistion's decision once he heard H's side of the story;..There is not enough written about Hephaistion to accurately assess his personality, despite Green's conclusion. What few incidents are recorded do not give us the details behind the events. For example, the incident with the flute player does not state who this person was nor why they were placed above Eumenes in the "who gets this house" incident except that we know Alexander agreed with Hephaistion's decision once he heard H's side of the story;..

[S]

Greetings Dr. Pal,
Thank you for your kind words. I return to your site periodically to explore your ideas on the life and times of Alexander and friends.
Please keep us all posted regarding your discoveries and thoughts.
Regards,
Sikander