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No, Greece DOES consider Alexander one of their cultural heroes. Just like France considers Napoleon and Joan of Arc their great "French" heroes. It's easy to peg on a label of the greats so you can claim to be one of them.
Macedonians became Hellenized. Yes, they spoke the language (long before Philip II), and yes they hired Greek tutors. But they were never Greek. Greece hated being ruled by an outsider, which is why they revolted after Philip II's death. After the bloody smashing of that revolt Alexander started putting out that he was infact Greek. I'm sure he said that sort of stuff but no I do not believe he saw himself as Greek.
After Alexanders death the Generals devided up the areas for themselves, and the Greek states were included under the Generalship of Macedonia. So during this period they began to become interchangable. But one generation does not allow for such a mingling, especially considering those days people didnt leave more than about 10miles from home.
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