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The relationship can be  an example of epic friendships a la [[Gilgamesh/Enkidu]], a friendship as [[pre-slash]], or as a [[m/m]] [[pairing]].

The relationship can be  an example of epic friendships a la [[Gilgamesh/Enkidu]], a friendship as [[pre-slash]], or as a [[m/m]] [[pairing]].

 

 

==The Star Trek and Mary Renault Connection==

==The Star Trek and Mary Renault Connection==

In the first authorized biography of William Shatner, [[Shatner: Where No Man]] by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]], one chapter is devoted to an interview with [[Gene Roddenberry]]. The authors compared Kirk's friendship with Spock to the bond between Alexander the Great and his friend Hephaistion. In context, a series of historical novels about Alexander's life by Mary Renault were appearing at the time this book was being prepared, and Roddenberry had read them. Shatner had played Alexander in a 1968 TV-movie, and both he and Roddenberry described themselves as fans of the historical Alexander.  

In the first authorized biography of William Shatner, [[Shatner: Where No Man]] by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]], one chapter is devoted to an interview with [[Gene Roddenberry]]. The authors compared Kirk's friendship with Spock to the bond between Alexander the Great and his friend Hephaistion. In context, a series of historical novels about Alexander's life by Mary Renault were appearing at the time this book was being prepared, and Roddenberry had read them. Shatner had played Alexander in a 1968 TV-movie, and both he and Roddenberry described themselves as fans of the historical Alexander.  

===Some Fanwork Examples===

===Some Fanwork Examples===

   

   

* [[Succubus, Incubus]] (1978) was one of the first stories to note the linking character/relational similarities between Kirk/Spock and Alexander/Hephaistion.

* [[Succubus, Incubus]] (1978) was one of the first stories to note the linking character/relational similarities between Kirk/Spock and Alexander/Hephaistion.