How did Alexander create his own myth?

            A lot great leaders from around the time of Alexander the Great created their own mythos. However, Alexander himself was a master at this. One of the ways he accomplished this was when he entered Caria in three hundred thirty four before the Common Era. When he arrived in Caria, Ada who was the daughter of Hecatomnus the king of Caria at the time made a deal with Alexander. After attaining Halicarnassus, Alexander gave back the Caria’s government to Ada in return she formally adopted Alexander the Great as her son. Then after conquering the city of Miletus also in three thirty four before the Common Era, Alexander the Great returned the oracle back to the city. He then placed the oracle into the hands of the city where the priest who was in charge was elected. Another component that helped Alexander the Great create his mythos was the Gordian knot. At one point in the time the Phrygians were without a king. So they decided to make the next man who arrived on an ox cart there next king. A peasant farmer named Gordias finally came into the city riding an ox cart, and he was then crowned king by the priests. His son, Midas, then dedicated an ox cart with its shafts tied together with cornel bark to the Phrygian god Sabazios. And whoever could untie the knot, was said to become the king of Asia. In the fourth century before the Common Era, Alexander arrived hoping to untie the knot. However, when he could not find the ends of the ropes he instead sliced it in half with his sword making him the new king of Asia. Today even there is a metaphor affiliated with the this legend, “cutting the Gordian knot” used for when a problem is solved by a bold solution.