God king, or God-King, is a term for a deified ruler or a pagan deity that is venerated in the guise of a king. In particular, it is used to refer to: the Egyptian pharaohsJohn Jackson, Chronological Antiquities, 1752, p. 134. Heinrich Brugsch, A History of Egypt Under the Pharaohs, J. Murray, 1881 Devaraja a sacred king in any other polytheistic faithWilfred L. Guerin, A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, Oxford University Press, 2005, p. 193.
See also
Divine king (disambiguation) Devaraja Euhemerism Imperial cult God emperor (disambiguation) List of people who have been considered deities Theocracy
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