Alexander the Great meets Dolphin Boy.

>At Iasus, too, [Alexander](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Alexander_the_Great_mosaic.jpg) met a local celebrity, a schoolboy who had won the devoted affection of a dolphin. According to one account, the king afterwards ‘made the boy head of the priesthood of Poseidon at Babylon, interpreting the dolphin’s affection as a sign of the deity’s favor.’ __________________________ **Author’s Note:** >A different version of the story appears in Aelian, *HA* 6.15; here the boy is accidentally spiked on the dolphin’s erect dorsal fin, and dies of his injuries. __________________________ **Source:** Green, Peter. “The Road to Issus.” Alexander of Macedon: 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography. Univ. of California Press, 2005. 194. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Pliny *HN* 9.8.27. cf. Athen. 13.606d-e. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Alexander III of Macedon / Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας (Alexander the Great)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**