ALEXANDER THE GREAT: THE DIVINE RULER
ALEXANDER THE GREAT: THE DIVINE RULER
By Mansour Shukoor
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Alexander the Great has been known as a man of many titles throughout his life. He has been known as an adventurer, a King, and a conqueror. However from the time of his reign and all the triumphs in-between, up to his death, Alexander claimed ‘divine’ status. Most historians would agree with his divine status. Alexander the Great was a man who achieved great feats when he began his kingship in 336 B.C. From conquering a majority of his surrounding world, to creating a vast empire.
This response is going to answer the focus question; ‘Did Alexander the Great perceive himself as a god, and was he perceived as a god by his people?’ questions to support this statement include, ‘Was Alexander the Great a descendant of Zeus-Ammon?’ ‘How vast was Alexander the Greats Empire, did it match his divine status?’ ‘How did religion play a role in Alexander the Greats life?’ ‘Was Alexander the Greats Mother Olympias responsible for Alexander’s belief he was divine?’ ‘Was Alexander the Greats rule as an Egyptian Pharaoh sign of his divinity due to the Egyptian peoples belief that all Pharaohs were demigods?’
Zeus-Ammon was a God derived from Greek Mythology. This brings us to the opening support question; ‘Was Alexander the Great a descendant of Zeus-Ammon?’
Towards the end of Alexander’s reign and life it is said he became public of his claims of divinity. A quote from Alexander the Great from ‘Alexander the Greats Art of Strategy’ by Partha Bose: Maybe your report will endear you to them and make you a source of envy and admiration in the eyes of men and woman devout in the eyes of God. This quote from Art of Strategy is a prime example of Alexander the Greats god complex for himself. Alexander claimed that he was direct descendant of Zeus-Ammon.
Zeus Ammon was supposedly the god of the sky and thunder. This being said adds to the disbelief that was created when talk of Alexander the Greats divinity came
By Mansour Shukoor
1)
Alexander the Great has been known as a man of many titles throughout his life. He has been known as an adventurer, a King, and a conqueror. However from the time of his reign and all the triumphs in-between, up to his death, Alexander claimed ‘divine’ status. Most historians would agree with his divine status. Alexander the Great was a man who achieved great feats when he began his kingship in 336 B.C. From conquering a majority of his surrounding world, to creating a vast empire.
This response is going to answer the focus question; ‘Did Alexander the Great perceive himself as a god, and was he perceived as a god by his people?’ questions to support this statement include, ‘Was Alexander the Great a descendant of Zeus-Ammon?’ ‘How vast was Alexander the Greats Empire, did it match his divine status?’ ‘How did religion play a role in Alexander the Greats life?’ ‘Was Alexander the Greats Mother Olympias responsible for Alexander’s belief he was divine?’ ‘Was Alexander the Greats rule as an Egyptian Pharaoh sign of his divinity due to the Egyptian peoples belief that all Pharaohs were demigods?’
Zeus-Ammon was a God derived from Greek Mythology. This brings us to the opening support question; ‘Was Alexander the Great a descendant of Zeus-Ammon?’
Towards the end of Alexander’s reign and life it is said he became public of his claims of divinity. A quote from Alexander the Great from ‘Alexander the Greats Art of Strategy’ by Partha Bose: Maybe your report will endear you to them and make you a source of envy and admiration in the eyes of men and woman devout in the eyes of God. This quote from Art of Strategy is a prime example of Alexander the Greats god complex for himself. Alexander claimed that he was direct descendant of Zeus-Ammon.
Zeus Ammon was supposedly the god of the sky and thunder. This being said adds to the disbelief that was created when talk of Alexander the Greats divinity came