Week 4b: Daily, March 1st

How did Alexander create his own myth?           

 In Alexander’s time, there were many leaders that created their own mythos. A myth is a traditional story accepted as history. Alexander attempted to create his own myth. Alexander was very good at doing this. When Alexander came into Halicarnassus, there was a knot that was said to be tied by the gods. Whoever untied the knot was almost impossible because you could not find the ends of the rope. Alexander examined the knot over and over. The myth was that whoever untied the knot would rule Persia. Alexander came up with a brilliant idea. He decided there was nothing saying you could not cut the knot. So he took his sword and cut through the rope of the knot. It showed that Alexander could use his fighting sword in anything when he didn’t have the skill to figure out what else to do. Alexander the Great created his own myth by visiting the oracle Didyma. This meant that Alexander was a son of a god and he was immortal and could never die. After this, Alexander was kind of arrogant and cocky about battles. He went into them thinking he couldn’t die and he would win no matter what. Another win for alexander was when he won the small but important battle of Halicarnassus. After he won this, he made his way into the city of Halicarnassus. Alexander’s myth was completely made now. Even though these stories are based off of myth, many people still believe the mythos of Alexander the Great.