How did Alexander create his own myth?
Alexander created his own myth in many ways. My favorite of all these stories is the Gordian Knot. The basic legend is that whoever can untie the knot will conquer all of Asia. There are two stories explaining how Alexander untied the knot. The first on talks about how Alexander took the knot out of its pole pin which exposed the two ends so he was able to untie it. The one I like better is that Alexander looked at the knot for a while, took out his sword, and chopped the knot which revealed the two ends so he could untie it. Many people said that the second way was cheating, but Alexander said that it didn't matter how the knot was untied. This legend came true because Alexander did conquer all of Asia. By conquering all of Asia, Alexander really created his own myth. He conquered more land than anyone else in the world ever had before. People today probably couldn't conquer all the land that he took over.
Another story that I love is the story of his horse. When Alexander was a boy, a horse was brought to because it was unable to be tamed. Alexander made a bet with his father that he could be able to tame the horse, and he did. I think this has a lot of meaning because it made Alexander think and strategize which eventually came in handy later in life. The horse stayed with him for most of his war years. Alexander did create his own myth, and he will be remembered for a long time.
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This post has two great examples of how Alexander created his own myth. I like the story of his horse too. Another thing you could have added was something about how he hired someone to write down many things he did and how he could have altered that. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGood job on this blog. I like the story about the horse. Great details on the Gordian Knot.
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