Alexander The Great's Driving Force

While Alexander was in Egypt in the spring of 331 B.C., he went on a pilgrimage to the great temple of the Egyptian god of the sun, Amon-Ra. All the Egyptian pharaohs before Alexander were said to have been sons of this god and in going to Amon-Ra’s temple, Alexander hoped that the god would claim him as his son. Before this could happen, Alexander made a precarious journey across the desert where he was blessed with a lot of rains and guided by ravens. Then, after arriving at the temple, Alexander was welcomed by the priests there and was given the chance to speak to Amon-Ra. Much to Alexander’s pleasure, the priests at Amon-Ra’s temple told him that he was indeed one of Amon-Ra’s sons and that he was meant to rule the world. As a result of this, Alexander was given the motivation and determination to keep on making conquests so he could rule the world and more importantly, it taught him to never give up until he got what he desired, which was the whole world under his control.