Amyntor (

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: Ἀμύντωρ ''Amýntor'' "defender") was the name of a 4th-century BC Macedonian aristocrat, possibly of

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descent. He was the father of Hephaestion Amyntoros, who was a close companion and lieutenant to

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. The full history of Hephaestion's lineage is unknown. However, Jeanne ReamesReames, Jeanne. "Who was this guy anyway?" Hephaistion - Philalexandros
has suggested that he descended from Athenian expatriates to Macedon. The most popular piece of evidence pointing to such a connection is in name-tracing. "Hephaestion" is the name of the

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overlooking the

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, near the

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, a name which hardly appears at all in Macedon during this time period.

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