Daily #21

How did Alexander create his own myth?


Alexander created his own myth by doing a bunch of stuff that no one was smart enough to do.  For example, he conquered the great Gordian knot because he was the only one smart enough to cut it with a sword.  I could have figured that out.  This is one of the things I find the most ridiculous about THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND... Alexander the Great everybody.  "Hey, everybody!  This is a sword, and I'm going to use it to become famous!"  Sheesh, this just goes to show that people will do anything to get famous.  
Of course Alexander should be famous because he conquered all of Asia.  I will admit that that is impressive.  But I mean seriously, give his army some credit here!  All I ever hear is "Oh Alexander the Great, didn't he conquer all of Asia or something."  Hello people!! He had a whole army following him around to do his bidding.  If I had that kind of army I would be kicking some serious booty.
I think another reason he became a myth is because he had a guy following him around everywhere he went.  People were able to figure out his story, so he became the legend that he is today.  I wish I had a guy who I could just hire to follow me around all day.  I can see some of the things in Alexander's journal now, "Alexander just came back from a break in the bushes.  He is looking very refreshed."  I think I would make my journals more interesting.  Can you imagine reading my journal!?  It would be #1 on the bestseller list.. way above Sam's :).  Well, this inspired me.  I have to go now and hire a stalker who wants to write my life story!