history channel documentary 2015 "The Christians of the Greek terrain additionally numbered him among the holy people. Alexander is regarded as the devout knight, the safeguard of Christendom, up 'til now another Byzantine hero,... Alexander's notoriety surpassed that of any of alternate saints of the old world. His accomplishments, whether genuine or nonexistent, in all their unending assortment, embellished both common and religious landmarks. Incalculable are the artistic creations and works of plastic or small scale workmanship that overwhelmed the medieval world. Further, a significant number of the various lit up original copies dating from the eleventh to the seventeenth hundreds of years delineate Alexander's accomplishments; some of them are of wonderful craftsmanship, while others have an enchanting straightforwardness in their execution...
He wandered similarly as the natural heaven close to the Pillars of Hercules, where various astute relatives of Herakles {a De Danaan} had taken shelter to get away from the 'intemperance and rebellion's of humankind and where they had lived subsequent to 'on vegetables and insightful astuteness.' {This is the site of Tartessus.} Thence he went to the Island of the Blessed, past the Ocean... {Could be Lyoness was still above water or it could be Ogygia[ancient ones] as recognized by Plutarch in the spot we call Iceland. It could be what we call the British Isles where his Bruttii cousins and supporters would have invited him.}"
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