Pharaoh’s Significance in Ancient Egyptian Religion
The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the people of Ancient Egypt and “held the titles ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ and ‘High Priest of Every Temple” (Ancient Egypt.co, Pharaoh: Lord of two lands, N.D.) . Egypt is a country in North African along the Nile, on the Mediterranean Sea, Ancient Egypt was from 3100 - 30 BCE, and their culture was famous for great advances in every area of human knowledge. The Religion in Ancient Egypt was a polytheistic Religion which means they had multiple gods (Ancient Egypt Online, N.D.). It centred on the Egyptians’ interaction with many deities who were believed to be in control of the forces of nature. Religion was important to the pharaoh’s power …show more content…
The word pharaoh is actually a Greek word that is based on an Egyptian word that meant 'great house'. The title of ‘Pharaoh’ did not appear until the period known as the New Kingdom (1570-1069 BCE), ‘Monarchs of the dynasties before the New Kingdom were addressed as `your majesty' by foreign dignitaries and members of the court and as `brother’ by foreign rulers’ (Ancient History Encyclopaedia, ‘Pharaoh’, 2009).The role of pharaoh was normally passed on from father to the eldest son ‘but there were exceptions. Sometimes, a brother would become the next pharaoh after the previous king’s dead if there was no son to inherit. If the only heir was a woman, her husband could become the next pharaoh.’ (Ancient Egypt Online, ‘the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs’, N.D.). The pharaoh would be killed once he was deemed to be unfit to rule during the earlier days of Ancient …show more content…
Because the pharaoh served as a mediator between them and the gods it was in everyone’s interest to keep the king’s majesty intact even after his death, where he would then become the god of dead Osiris. (History.com, Egyptian Pyramids, 2009) The Ancient Egyptians believed that when the pharaoh died, part of his spirit (known as “ka”) remained with his body. ‘Too properly care for his spirit, the corpse was mummified, and everything the king would need in the afterlife was buried with him, including gold vessels, food, furniture and other offerings. The pyramids became the focus of a cult of the dead king that was supposed to continue well after his death.' (History.com, Egyptian Pyramids, 2009).
In conclusion, the pharaoh’s power was clearly reliant of the Ancient Egyptian Religion. The pharaohs having such a strong link with the gods, threw him being a mediator between them gave him the most power in all of Ancient Egypt. Because he was seen as divine by the Ancient Egyptians he had to complete this duty as the mediator and satisfy the gods and lead his armies in to
The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the people of Ancient Egypt and “held the titles ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ and ‘High Priest of Every Temple” (Ancient Egypt.co, Pharaoh: Lord of two lands, N.D.) . Egypt is a country in North African along the Nile, on the Mediterranean Sea, Ancient Egypt was from 3100 - 30 BCE, and their culture was famous for great advances in every area of human knowledge. The Religion in Ancient Egypt was a polytheistic Religion which means they had multiple gods (Ancient Egypt Online, N.D.). It centred on the Egyptians’ interaction with many deities who were believed to be in control of the forces of nature. Religion was important to the pharaoh’s power …show more content…
The word pharaoh is actually a Greek word that is based on an Egyptian word that meant 'great house'. The title of ‘Pharaoh’ did not appear until the period known as the New Kingdom (1570-1069 BCE), ‘Monarchs of the dynasties before the New Kingdom were addressed as `your majesty' by foreign dignitaries and members of the court and as `brother’ by foreign rulers’ (Ancient History Encyclopaedia, ‘Pharaoh’, 2009).The role of pharaoh was normally passed on from father to the eldest son ‘but there were exceptions. Sometimes, a brother would become the next pharaoh after the previous king’s dead if there was no son to inherit. If the only heir was a woman, her husband could become the next pharaoh.’ (Ancient Egypt Online, ‘the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs’, N.D.). The pharaoh would be killed once he was deemed to be unfit to rule during the earlier days of Ancient …show more content…
Because the pharaoh served as a mediator between them and the gods it was in everyone’s interest to keep the king’s majesty intact even after his death, where he would then become the god of dead Osiris. (History.com, Egyptian Pyramids, 2009) The Ancient Egyptians believed that when the pharaoh died, part of his spirit (known as “ka”) remained with his body. ‘Too properly care for his spirit, the corpse was mummified, and everything the king would need in the afterlife was buried with him, including gold vessels, food, furniture and other offerings. The pyramids became the focus of a cult of the dead king that was supposed to continue well after his death.' (History.com, Egyptian Pyramids, 2009).
In conclusion, the pharaoh’s power was clearly reliant of the Ancient Egyptian Religion. The pharaohs having such a strong link with the gods, threw him being a mediator between them gave him the most power in all of Ancient Egypt. Because he was seen as divine by the Ancient Egyptians he had to complete this duty as the mediator and satisfy the gods and lead his armies in to