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companion cavalry
The Companions (, ''hetairoi'') were the elite cavalry of the Macedonian army from the time of king Philip II of Macedon and achieved their greatest prestige under Alexander the Great, and have been regarded as the best cavalry〔Diodorus Siculus, Arrian〕 in the ancient world and the first shock cavalry. Chosen Companions/Hetairoi formed the elite guard of the king (Somatophylakes).
== Etymology ==
The name of the military unit derives from the ''Hetairoi'', those near the king. The Hetairoi (Companions) could be members of the Macedonian aristocracy or commoners of any Greek origin who enjoyed the trust and friendship of the Macedonian regent. The Hetairideia, a festival pertaining to the sacred relationship which bound the king and his companions together〔Winthrop Lindsay Adams. ''Alexander the Great: legacy of a conqueror''. p 8. ISBN 0-321-08617-1. (2004)〕 was celebrated and even Euripides, the famed Athenian play writer, was honoured as an ''hetairos'' of the king Archelaus.〔John V. A. Fine. ''The ancient Greeks: a critical history.'' p 612. ISBN 0-674-03314-0. (1983)〕 The Royal friends (Philoi) or the king's Companions (basilikoi hetairoi) were named for life by the king among the Macedonian aristocracy.
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