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===Portrayed in Star Trek===

===Portrayed in Star Trek===

This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in [[Kirk/Spock]] and [[Kirk & Spock]] fiction and art. This was discussed as as early as 1976 in   [[The Halkan Council]] #22.

This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in Kirk and Spock fiction and art, both [[m/m]] and [[gen]]. From a 1976 letter in     [[The Halkan Council]] #22: "True, Kirk insists on the dominant part in everything, friendship and love as well as career; this is not unprecedented, nor is it impossible for such a man to find a lasting relationship. Take the case of Alexander, which is an excellent parallel. Alexander the Great was also a dynamic leader, who settled for nothing less than the top position, yet he managed to maintain for nearly twenty years a love relationship - with Hephaistion, one of his chief generals. The parallel is so good because the similarity between Spock and Kirk is so apparent, Spock is a man content to remain in his present position,  Hephaistion was also a capable, intelligent man who preferred to remain subordinate to Alexander - as long as he could be near Alexander. Yet he was not passive or "feminine" any more than Spock is. As [[Gerry Downes|Gerry]] points out, Spock is as masculine and strong as Kirk is; it is reflected in different ways, part temperamental, part cultural."

 

Some fiction examples:

Some fiction 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.

File:Voice3art1.jpg| thumb|art by  [[Ann Humphrey]] for [[The Gateway of the King]] (1984) in  [[The Voice]]  

File:Voice3art1.jpg| thumb|art by  [[Ann Humphrey]] for [[The Gateway of the King]] (1984) in  [[The Voice]]  

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===Portrayed in Mary Renault's Books===

===Portrayed in Mary Renault's Books===

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[[Category:Slash Pairings]] [[Category:Alexander the Great]] [[Category:Alexander (film)]]

[[Category:Slash Pairings]] [[Category:Alexander the Great]] [[Category:Alexander (film)]]