Alexander the Great: Driven by Legacy and Achievement

Alexander was deemed to be one of the greatest leaders ever born, in his prime he never lost a battle and conquered most of Europe and parts of Asia. In these great victories one can see that Alexander had grand motivation to fuel this conquest of Europe, stemming from the will to achieve greater than his father King Phillip the 2nd, the hero Achilles from the Iliad, and his will to become more than just a human. As well as how it connects to the article written about Alexander.

This theme of motivation to outdo his father is theorized to come from “his father's absence and philandering.” as stated from the article, as the only way Alexander truly connected with his father is from battle, this lead to Alexander wanting a connection he never truly had with his father, and the way Alexander sought this connection is through this competition of out doing what his father was not capable of. This is seen when Alexander proceeds to conquer most of Persia in his prime as a general, using

We know Alexander had these delusions of being better than Achilles as the article states “Lysimachus, who used role-playing to capture the restless boy's attention. Alexander particularly delighted in impersonating the warrior Achilles.” Showing Alexander's knowledge and ability to see himself as one related to said demi-god in his own shoes. This obsession may have contributed to Alexander's megalomania as Achilles was said to have been a demi-god, affirming Alexander's beliefs that he is more than just human. As a result of being motivated to be better then Achilles, Alexander is said to have never lost a battle, allowing for him to prove that he was superior in comparison as Achilles did not survive the sacking of