Comparing Alexander's Mother And Olympias

Alexander’s parents were most defiantly important when it comes to their child’s success and they both assisted in different ways. Alexander’s mother, Olympias, laid the grounds for alexander’s divine lineage when she tells him stories of his birth. One of these is a story of how Olympias dreamt she was struck by a lightning bolt the night before his conception. This is supposed to be a sign of how it was actually Zeus who impregnated her as opposed to Philip and that would make him a Demi-god. She also tells of how both of parents are descended from gods and Demi-gods, one being Heracles and the other