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The Life of Alexander the Great - Myth and Hero

The Life of Alexander the Great - Myth and Hero

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The Life of Alexander the Great - Myth and Hero

Alex, known to his friends as simply Alex, is a Greek god of war and mess. Origin: Greek. Meaning: man's enemy, warrior. Alexis as a child's name (used as female name Alex), is very commonly pronounced as Alex.

In ancient times, the soldiers of Alexander the Great's army were known as the Diktatetans. According to historians, when Alexander's father and mother tried to educate their son in fighting and war, they thought that giving him a name would make him strong and that his mind would be disciplined. So they selected a name which meant "man of war". The name, however, did not stay in use for long. When his father died, Alexander kept the name, changed it to Alex, and began to call himself that.

Some legends surround the name Alex. It has been associated with the hero Achilles, who according to the legend fell so far into drunkenness that his stag, Patroclus, took pity on him, slew his stag and slew Achilles as well. Another legend tells how the daughter of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra went to Greece to marry a wealthy man and asked that her hair be cut off to serve as a crowning glory for her husband. She requested that her hair be kept dry for the night, but it grew wet when it rained, so she dried it in the sunlight, put a crown on it and presented it to her husband.

When Alexander fell in love with Olympian goddess Artemis, he named her Calypso. Some say that she was his own mother, while others say that she was a princess that was born to marry a king. However, some sources say that she was a direct descendant of Dareios. Regardless, it was she who became the lover of Alexander the Great.

When Alexander fell in love with Medusa, who was the goddess of snakes, he demanded that she make him a sacrifice. She did, but not before revealing to him her true identity. As a result, Alexander drove Medusa to death, but not before putting a cross upon her head. From that point on, all who loved Medusa were forced to shave their heads, just as the young daughter of Aeneas did. After the sack of Troy, Alexander was so impressed by the bravery and strength shown by his men that he elevated Medusa to the status of a deity and appointed her the goddess Diana.

After conquering Egypt and getting rid of rivals, Alexander the great turned to Greece. There, he established the city-state of Macedonia, ruled over by Philip of Macedon. Alexander never returned home to Greece, however, as his empire collapsed under his rule. His army, demoralized by their defeats, gave up and dispersed.

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