Alexander And Bagoas. For example love hate personal public and faithfulness betrayal. Greeks in the south do keep shorter contact distances to others in comparison to central or even more to northern Europeans.
Some speculate that he may have been of higher social status due to his eventual position as a eunuch of the king. That Alexander was in love with Hephaestion or at least attracted to him seems to have been an open secret among those close to the king. Based on Alexanders relations with the Persian youth Bagoas it appears the kings interest in the same sex was publicly known.
Bagoas is mentioned in a few historical accounts of Alexanders life and I find their relationship really interesting.
Bagoas the Younger witnessed King Darius IIIs treason and Alexander the Greats conquest and was ultimately gifted to Alexander by King Darius. Alexanders favor to Bagoas can also be seen in his later appointment of Bagoas as one of the trierarchs men of substance who oversaw and funded the construction of the navy for the journey homeward. Bagoas Alexanders Eunuch Lover Mary Renaults The Persian Boy and Alexander Reception published on 26 Apr 2018 by Brill. According to Wikipedia Alexander and Bagoas relationship seems to have been well-known and approved among Alexanders troops as Plutarch recounts an episode also mentioned by Dicaearchus during some festivities on the way back from India in which his men clamor for Alexander to openly kiss the young man who had just won a song and dance contest.
