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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]].
==Alexander/Hephaistion==
==Some Alexander/Hephaistion Fanworks==
* "Possession" in [[The Book of Smutty Days]] (2006)
* "Possession" in [[The Book of Smutty Days]] (2006)
* [[You Strike Me Still]], a print zine (2008)
==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.
This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in Kirk and Spock fiction and art, both [[m/m]] and [[gen]]. From a 1976 letter by Beverly C 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."
This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in Kirk and Spock fiction and art, both [[m/m]] and [[gen]]. From a 1976 letter by Beverly C 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 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.
* [[The Gateway of the King]] (1984), a story in the British zine [[The Voice]]
* [[The Gateway of the King]] (1984), a story in the British zine [[The Voice]]
* "Alexander/Hephaistion: Two Poems," in [[Galactic Discourse]] #3
* [[The Author]] (1987), "Kirk is determined to win first place in a writing contest and the prize, a 1st edition of [[Mary Renaultʼs]] [[Fire from Heaven]], that reminds him of what he wants with Spock."
* [[The Author]] (1987), "Kirk is determined to win first place in a writing contest and the prize, a 1st edition of [[Mary Renaultʼs]] [[Fire from Heaven]], that reminds him of what he wants with Spock."
* [[Sojourns]] (1988), a controversial [[RPS]] novel
* [[Sojourns]] (1988), a controversial [[RPS]] novel