Alexander Romance

Around the same time, he requested that Greek cities worship him as a god, which became a catalyst for the later establishment of Hellenistic monarch worship. Plans for a circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula and an expedition to the Western Mediterranean following his eastern expedition were halted due to his sudden death, but his exploits in exploring the unknown world eventually gave rise to the creation of the Alexander Romance, a legendary tale of Alexander the World Conqueror, which was a mixture of fantasy, mystery, and admiration, in various places. Hellenistic Macedonia [Omuta Akira]
[Legend of Alexander the Great]
The "Alexander romances" are a general term for fantastical and dreamlike stories about the great king that were popular mainly in medieval Europe.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Alexander Romance" is listed below.

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…また同じころ彼がギリシア諸市に要請して，自身を神としてまつらせたことは，後年ヘレニズム的君主礼拝が成立する一契機となった。東征に次ぐアラビア半島周航や西地中海遠征などの計画は，彼の急死によって中止されたが，世界の未知に挑んだその功業は，やがてさまざまの空想，神秘，憧憬を織りまぜた〈世界征服者アレクサンドロス〉の伝奇物語(アレクサンダー･ロマンス)を各地に成立させた。ヘレニズムマケドニア【大牟田 章】
［アレクサンドロス大王伝説］
　〈アレクサンダー･ロマンスAlexander romances〉とは主としてヨーロッパ中世において流布された，大王にまつわる空想的･夢幻的な物語の総称である。…

※「アレクサンダー・ロマンス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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