Here is yet, more from the fourth section of "Alexandros' Lament" wherein Alexandros' is reunited with Hephaistion in Elysium.
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IV. Alexandros' is Reunited with Hephasition in Elysium
(Continued)


The Shade spoke gently then reaching out his hand to me.
"Does thou not recall thy dream of me?" He cried softly.

Answered, "I remember nothing of before
only the Ferryman's brushing oar through the Styx great waters
than spun around as the great riddle in my head does spin beguiling me of who I am and who thou be."

The mystery of answer drew upon his lips and my heart
did then melt into the many armed fires of Aphrodite,
which I had forgot as he addressed me,

"Becalm thyself, Alexandros, for thou hast slumbered a
long, deep sweet and soundless sleep, and now is time
to waken."

At his words Phobos swept upon me,
"Thou calls me Alexandros, but Alexandros is unknown to me,
if this be so then Thanatos did come for me."

I drew away from him unwilling to bear this knowledge and
wandered alone over vales of pale beauty.

"Child, wipe thy tears,"
the voice turned me, "the duty of Kings is never easy and
you a child of Achilles house, a swift runner had shot like
a flaming star from your Father's bow out upon the world.
To wear the purple is indeed heavy."

And then greatly solemn of regal, yet tragic mien
a Shade of greatest stature his robes adorned still
with jewels of every gleam that held the rich scent
of myrrh, cassia and sandalwood upon his person,
showed himself to me.

"Thou Phantom, I do know!" I cried aloud
"Thou were't my greatest foe, Great King Darius."

We fell to one another aweeping, I joyful to see him
at peace restored to his beauty and he glad, he said
that now we could seek out one another as friend, not
riviling foe.

I gazed about me and saw then Shades of others gathered
before me.
With cries and paeans of elation they sought me with hands
that fell upon my person with joy, calling me still
dearest to them, their basiliskos, and wished joy to me.

Then by and by more I knew, spry and hardy, Lysimachus,
my Phoenix and he brought me before my dear father,
Philip Peleus.

'Now', I thought, 'such promise is fulfilled' when I
felt my father's strong arms about me, holding me as
he had when I was a child at his feet, playing at Ares'
games and dreaming of answering Achilles and Hercules'
immortal call.

There, little by little I came back to myself
discontently still, for thought I tried I could not
recall the Shade who most radiant stood before me.

Then with such a gentle sweetness as I sought the light
in his eyes, my breast he pressed with his hand
and there flew such a myrid of memory that I was confounded
and struck with such grief and elation that I fell upon his
neck and pressed my hands upon him.

And then my eyes remembered it all.
And clasping him to me my heart replied in ecstasy
"Thou are't my Hephaistion!"
To which he cried in joyfulness and held me fast,
"Yea, rememberest it all now Alexandros?
Thou did seek me in thy dreams and I did promise
thou wouldst be with me soon, yet wept alone as
Charon took me back from thee?"

Thus was my travail ended in concord as Hephasition and I in closing repose wandered the hallowed vales of Elysium.