Herakles

History regularly describes Alexander the Great as a general who either imitated or communed with mythical gods and heroes throughout his campaigns and conquests. In fact, the mythological was often called upon as a form of guidance for Alexander the Great, illuminating his mysterious past and calling. Alexander the Great, his Expanding Empire and the Mythical Past Much like a tourist feels a sense of familiarity when informed of a location’s historical significance or its use in a film or book, Alexander the Great felt a sense of solidarity with an unacquainted space because it was associated with myths he knew so intimately. As he crossed over the Hellespont, the threshold into the Unknown, he hurled his spear on Trojan