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When Greek Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos met with presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on April 28, he presented him with the Sword of Alexander in appreciation of Sisi’s status and efforts. Some, however, have questioned the sword’s significance and why it was given to him.
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The sword symbolizes the legend of the Gordian Knot linked to Alexander the Great. The term is used to describe a problem that requires a brave act or a difficult decision to resolve. The story goes that once upon a time, the people of Phrygia did not have a legitimate king, so an oracle from Telmissus, Phrygia’s ancient capital, predicted that the next man to enter the city driving an oxcart would become the monarch.
The sword symbolizes the legend of the Gordian Knot linked to Alexander the Great.
A poor peasant named Gordias was the first to enter on an oxcart, so the priests declared him king. To show gratitude, Gordias’s son Midas presented the cart to Sabazios, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, and the cart was tied with a knot, where no end to unbind it could be seen.
The cart was still at the palace of Phrygia’s old kings when Alexander the Great entered Gordium in the 4th century BC. Back then, Phrygia was a province of the Persian empire. In 333 BC, while Alexander spent the winter in Gordium, he attempted to untie the knot.
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When he could not find the end to unbind it, he struck it with his sword. Alexander’s biographers wrote that the oracle had also claimed that whoever untied the knot would be the conqueror of Asia. Alexander conquered Asia, and reached the Amu Darya and Indus rivers.
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Courage is thus the significance of the sword given to Sisi, who stood by the Egyptian people on June 30 last year. He struck a knot and took a brave stance. This is what Egypt needs, and what Sisi needs to do.
The country needs to think outside the box, and search for unorthodox solutions to overcome political, economic and social problems that have accumulated and worsened in the last three years. Egypt needs someone who can wield Alexander’s sword, so the country can restore the status it deserves.
This article was first published in Egypt's al-Masry al-Youm on April 30, 2014.
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Abdel Latif el-Menawy is an author, columnist and multimedia journalist who has covered conflicts around the world. He is the author of “Tahrir: the last 18 days of Mubarak,” a book he wrote as an eyewitness to events during the 18 days before the stepping down of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Menawy’s most recent public position was head of Egypt’s News Center. He is a member of the National Union of Journalists in the United Kingdom, and the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate. He can be found on Twitter @ALMenawy
After the overthrow of the Toyotomi dynasty, the Tokugawa shogunate attempts to locate the three mythical treasures, fashioned of a meteoritic metal called orihalchum. It is said that whoever unites the three will obtain the power of the gods. The Jew’s Cross is found, and Tokugawa slaves are hard at work attempting to locate Skandra’s Vajra. The third treasure’s whereabouts are unknown. Mai, a Toyotomi princess, is being escorted to safety when she is injured by an earthquake. The quake was actually the crashing of a spaceship in the nearby forest. An alien ooze enters Mai through her wound and shares her consciousness; she develops an alternate personality that calls itself “Ran.” Ran meets Genkuro and is drawn to his orihalchum sword: the third treasure. Ran is being pursued by a malevolent alien entity called Dakusha. Dakusha has also landed on earth and possessed an unsuspecting mountain man.
Dakusha attacks Genkuro and Mai, but his body is killed by Genkuro. Gin, a corrupt priest working to locate the three treasures for Tokugawa, decides to let Dakusha possess him, thinking the alien will increase his power. Dakusha overwhelms Gin and claims his body for his own. Dakusha assumes command of Gin’s forces, and dispatches them to capture Mai. Gin plans to lure Genkuro into a final showdown where he can claim his sword. Genkuro and Sasuke, Mai’s bodyguard, head to Gin’s island.
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At first Dakusha gains the upper hand and claims Genkuro’s sword, gravely injuring Genkuro in the process. Sasuke manages to find the Vajra and steal the Cross and the sword from Dakusha, leading him on a chase. Mai finds Genkuro and allows Ran to heal him. Genkuro and Mai catch up with Sasuke, who hands out the treasures to them. Together they form a triangular energy field that traps Dakusha. Genkuro takes advantage of this to strike with his sword, slaying Dakusha. Afterwards, Genkuro, Mai and Sasuke take the three treasures and embark on a mission to the mainland, searching for allies to strengthen the Toyotomi clan.