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7 Greco-Egyptian Gods From the Ptolemaic Era
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7 Greco-Egyptian Gods From the Ptolemaic Era
When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt from the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 332 BC, the native Egyptians received him as a liberator. To solidify his authority over this vast land, he made sacrifices to the Egyptian gods. This showed the Egyptians and their priests that, unlike the Persians, the Greeks would respect their gods. Soon after, Alexander was declared the son of Amun-Ra, at the god’s oracle in Siwa, soon syncretized as Zeus-Ammon. …
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