on alexander

Alexander would wear the sacred clothes of the gods at dinner-parties, sometimes the purple cloak, the slippers and horns of Ammon, sometimes the dress of the goddess Artemis, which he would often wear even on his chariot... Sometimes, he would also dress as Hermes, especially at parties when he would wear the winged sandals and the broad hat and hold a caduceus in his hand: often he carried a lion-skin and a club, like Heracles.

The most prolific conqueror of all time wore a big old silver dress out on his battle chariot? Somewhere in between all that cross-dressing, drinking and partying, he did find time, like his father, to wage war and conquer everything he could find. It's good to be the king! Because Alexander envisioned himself as an epic hero, and lived at the right time to be documented as one, his life was recorded in minute detail and makes utterly fascinating reading. We recommend his biographies to anyone. Our favorite was Alexander of Macedon.

-from historyhouse.com

ps:  hephaestion is apparently an acceptable spelling too.

confession time: people that i get confused

+ anglepoiselamp and shiroi_chi:  i know names and faces and interests, but i can never remember who's said what, only that one of them has said it.
+ kaydeefalls and katsrequiem:  both start with a k...?
+ penm and permetaform:  both from pirates of the caribbean, and both start with a p!  ("didn't she just post?  ...oh wait.  that was permetaform.")
+ cmshaw and astolat:  they're both good writers who have been around for a long time, but other than that i honestly have no idea why i should get them confused.  it's a question for the ages, i suppose.
+ leggomylegolas and psychoticspy:  i friended both of them because they're hilarious on a regular basis in day-to-day entries, but they're not that similar.  i don't know if they even know each other.