Armenian Alexander Romance

[4] In original Greek romance, Alexander is posthumously described as "the horned king" (βασιλέα κερασφόρον) by an oracle instructing one of his generals, Ptolemy, on where to bury him.

[6] Unlike the horns motif, no tradition of building a wall against Gog and Magog is found in the text.

[7] The earliest manuscript is from the 12th century, called San Lazzaro MS 424 - Alexander romance (see [1]), and a published edition of it came out in 2001.

[1][16] These poems depict how the Armenian romance was understood, and on occasion offer direct interpretations.

For example, a 17th-century manuscript M7709 of the Armenian History of the City of Brass is accompanied by a few Alexander poems by an unknown scribe.