Who they were, what the most important Egyptian pharaohs are, definition of the ancient rulers of Egypt who became famous and their particular nature in the traditions of the ancient civilizations of those places.
Who were the pharaohs of Egypt
The Pharaohs were the ancient Egyptian rulers who traditionally had a divine nature as they were considered the living god, children in turn of the god Ra.
Ra is the Sun God of Heliopolis in ancient Egypt, emerged from the primordial waters of the transported Nun held between the horns of the goddess Mehetueret, the celestial cow.
Horus or Horus is an Egyptian celestial deity who, with the unification of the lands of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, assumes the character of unifier and the Egyptian ruler is considered the living Horus or his personification symbolized by the figure of a hawk as divinity of heaven.
When the rulers of Lower Egypt unify the Two Lands, Horus takes on the character of Unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt.
The Egyptian ruler is considered the personification of Horus, that is, the living Horus.
The first of the many titles that identify the pharaohs of ancient Egypt is the serekht or the name Horus characterized precisely by the hawk.
Most important Egyptian pharaohs
Among the most important pharaohs are Menes, Cheops, Chefren, Micerino, Hatshepsut, Ramses II, Tutankhamun.
First pharaoh, Menes unified Upper Egypt with Lower Egypt.
Cheope, Chefren and Micerino have above all become famous for having built magnificent pyramids in Giza.
Pharaoh woman, Hatsheptus had remarkable temples built in the desert and managed to boost trade with the east.
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Ramses II is the pharaoh who made Egypt the most powerful country among those in the Near East.
Tutankhamun, who became famous after finding the treasures inside his tomb, had a short life, probably because he was killed by his enemies.
