Alexander the great, Antigonos, Thessalonica, mermaid, western conquest, Thessalonica’s Myth.

Alexander the great, Antigonos, Thessalonica, mermaid, western conquest, Thessalonica’s Myth.
by valpetridis @ 2008-07-05 - 23:02:27
Alexander the great, Antigonos, Thessalonica, mermaid, western conquest, Thessalonica’s Myth.
Alexander could only fake his death if he desired to return the Greeks who wanted to go home without causing a hindrance to his plan to conquer the world, with Chandra Gupta of the mauryans
A secret not was sent to his sister Thessalonica. After Philip conquered the Thessalians and named the land he took from them victory over the Thessalians, he named his new born daughter the same name. A myth later arose to explain the secret plan of Alexander and his sister. It is said after reading the letter telling of his supposed death, Thessalonica plunged over a cliff into the sea and became a mermaid. She swam west and every ship she encountered she asked” how is Alexander, have you seen him” if the sailors said no, or he was dead, she killed them. If they said yes for he reigns and is mighty they lived. The truth of this myth is his sister with Antigonos organised and, moved their armies west in hopes to meet Alexander who was conquering east ward. Thus unless the people they encountered knew Alexander lived they were killed and/or conquered. She had to take to ships as Europe ended and the Atlantic began, thus the connotation to sea travel.. If their plan succeeded they met in the Americas, as they did.