The Face of Hephaestion Artistic Reconstruction











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Project requested by YouTubers: Daydream324, MorganaOx, Huntresskrystle, Jade Elizabeth, Ivena Kemala Motik • Hephaestion (Born 356 BC - Died October 324 BC, Aged 32) was a general in the army of Alexander the Great, with whom he shared a lifelong friendship and dedication. Their mutual devotion was such that when Hephaestion died suddenly at Ecbatana at the age of 32, Alexander the Great negotiated to have Hephaestion honored as a Divine Hero and thus endowed with divine status. When Alexander himself died barely eight months after Hephaestion, he had still been in the process of planning permanent monuments in Hephaestion’s honor. • ARTIST NOTES: Historical records regarding people’s appearance typically takes on a metaphorical, rather than literal tone, which can make reconstructions tricky to say the least. • Hephaestion’s lifelong friend Alexander the Great and himself appeared to share similar features, and an incident occurred when they were both wearing similar clothing and the queen of a Persian royal family accidentally knelt before Hephaestion to plead for her people’s lives instead of Alexander the Great because Hephaestion was taller. • Could these two men be mistaken for one another if they didn’t look alike in other ways apart from clothing? Alexander the Great was frequently described as having dark blonde hair like a Lion’s mane which could be anywhere from blonde to near-brown, depending on what part of the mane they’re talking about. My previous portrait decided on a dusky combination blonde, much to the annoyance of some viewers who cited the famous dark-haired fresco of Alexander to point out the obvious fact that he was dark-haired. It should be mentioned that Alexander the Great had already been dead for over 200 years by the time the famous fresco was created in 120-100 BC, so the artist, like the rest of us, had to imagine Alexander’s appearance for lack of a live model. • Demographically, it would make sense to some to assume that both Hephaestion and Alexander were both brunette or dark-haired and dark-eyed (as so many viewers roast me for). In some cases, Hephaestion is purportedly described to have cow’s eyes which can either mean their placid expression or their dark color. History was not so obsessed with those details as we are. • For the sake on continuity, however, since a Lion-haired Alexander the Great has already appeared in my gallery, a similarly Lion-haired, though slightly darker Hephaestion has been unveiled in some ways as a tribute to his doppelganger career alongside Alexander. • Hephaestion 2021. Original Digital Art (c) M.A. Ludwig • Music: Major Kahlen Begins the Klingon Tea Ceremony from album The Galaxy Beyond (c) 2008. Composed and performed by M.A. Ludwig. • Facebook:   / judemaris  

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