I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. (Alexander the Great)
Alexander is undoubtedly speaking of himself as the lion leader. He calls his men sheep because none of them can even compare to his stature of courage, leadership, tactical genius, and his prophetic god status. In reference to his enemies, I believe that he never faced one who was a lion leading sheep like him besides perhaps Darius who mutilated Alexander's men with scythed chariots. However, Alexander was able to overcome that with decisive tactics and was able to turn Darius the lion into Darius the sheep when he relentlessly pursued him after the battle had been won.
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