Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like status. ... In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote Shahnamah, the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, a Persian, ...

Alexander takes another form, in Middle Eastern mythology, especially in Islamic mythology. Here, he is seen as one of the many prophets sent on earth by Allah. We are told his father was a great ...

Alexander the Great was king of Macedon from 336 to 323BC, in addition to being crowned pharaoh of Egypt and shah in Persia. The dashing, ... Renamed Iskander or Sikander—still a common South Asian ...

In his epic the Shahnamah (Book of Kings), the poet Firdawsi (940-1019 or 1025) vividly describes how Alexander (Iskandar/Sikandar) came upon the Persian emperor Darius (Dara) as he fled north ...

Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god ... Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book of Kings,” which ...

Cross-cultural: In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote Shahnamah, the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, ... Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like status.

In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, a Persian, and half-brother to Dara, or Darius. In this, Alexander ...