Did the Pharaohs think they were gods?
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Though very many heads of state have claimed divinity, over the millennia, I doubt if many - or any - actually believed it. Personal aggrandisement and power is reason enough. read more
Pharaohs were considered one of the more important of all the Egyptian gods. While a pharaoh was ruling, he took on the"incarnation" of the god Horus and the son of Re. Once the pharaoh died, he was identified with the god Osiris, the god of the underworld. read more
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