Week #4b- Daily #11- How did Alexander create his own myth?

                Alexander the Great created his own myth. The myth was made up of the Gordian knot, oracle of Didyma, and the city of Halicarnassus. Untying the Gordian knot was a myth that had a meaning. It was a metaphor for a problem solved by Alexander the Great. The Gordian knot was a complex knot that no one could untie. The legend was that whoever could untie the Gordian knot would rule Persia, so Alexander the Great just cut it with his sword. It is known as the “Alexandrian solution.” It sent the message that he would use his sword when he did not have enough skill. The oracle was also a myth. Alexander said that an oracle told him that he was the Son of Zeus and was going to rule the world. Apparently, this was the reason that he conquered the Persians. Halicarnassus was an ancient Greek city in Caria that was fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire. The queen of Halicarnassus was Ada of Caria, and she handed Halicarnassus over to Alexander. Alexander gave it back, and she adopted him as her son. He created these myths to make him seem more powerful, which they did. He conquered the whole entire Persian Empire! Alexander created a myth about himself throughout his life to become the ruler and conqueror that he became. He was very successful, and his myth was, too. He made the impossible things possible on his journey for conquest. He had forever changed the ancient Greek world.