How reliable is this narrative, though? Alexander was highly revered by many, so these kinds of heroic stories would naturally be attributed to him. And Plutarc

How reliable is this narrative, though? Alexander was highly revered by many, so these kinds of heroic stories would naturally be attributed to him. And Plutarch isn't always known to be super reliable. (That said, I don't necessarily fully doubt the story, either. He certainly seemed to like putting himself in dangerous positions.)