He went around passing out rumors that his mother

他四处散播谣传说
had actually been impregnated by the god Apollo,

他母亲实际上是受孕于阿波罗神而怀了他
when he appeared as a snake in her bed.

当时阿波罗化身为蛇出现在她的床上
So, Alexander is putting himself forward as divine.

亚历山大宣扬自己是神
Why?

这是为什么呢
This is not a Greek tradition, but it's very much a tradition

这不是希腊传统但是在东方传统中
in the East for kings to be considered by their people to be gods.

国王都被百姓尊为神人天子
Alexander says, "Well, if they can be gods, I can be a god."

亚历山大说如果他们能成为神我也能
So he starts spreading rumors that he is divine himself.

所以他开始四散他自己是神的谣言
He probably even believed it.

他可能自己都信了
I don't think he necessarily lied about it,

我认为他没必要撒谎
he probably believed that he was divine.

他可能已经自认为是神了