One of Alexander's first stops on his journey to Persia was Troy. When Alexander reached the shore of Troy he proclaimed that he would soon be the ruler of Asia Minor. When he was at Troy he look for the help of the great hero Achilles. To do that he took the shield of Achilles from the temple of troy with him. Alexander also went to look for help from Apollo. The story says that the river of Apollo stopped running after the Persians took over the city. When Alexander went down to the bottom of the temple to pray to Apollo the river started running again. Alexander took this as a sign that he had the aide of Apollo. After Gaza Alexander headed to Egypt. When he arrived he was greeted as a liberator. He was appointed pharaoh. He was finally recognized as a god on earth.
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