Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs - Men and Gods

How far would ancient Egypt have gotten without belief in the divinity of
ancient Egyptian Pharaohs? That's a question that can only be answered
by understanding what a Pharaoh does and what he represents to the
ancient Egyptian people.
A Pharaoh is usually born into the role. He inherits the throne of Egypt and
hands it down to a son.
He was not only the King of Egypt, but he was also seen as
the reincarnation of the God Horus. Being a reincarnation of such a
powerful God gave the Pharaoh immeasurable power and respect -
which got a lot of things done.
That may be one of the reasons that such unbelievable accomplishments
were the norm in ancient Egypt. They didn't need slaves to build pyramids
- the people were "asked" to go to work for their king whom they
considered a God in his own right. Of course they would comply ;)
As Gods on Earth, ancient Egyptian Pharaohs had many responsibilities that went along with the
immense power of such a title. They were the military, political and religious heads of state. They were
also expected to vouch for their people to the Gods whom they communicated with.
Alive, the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were reincarnations of Gods; after death they
became true Gods...
You probably noticed that I've been referring to them as male thus far, and that's because that is
mostly the case.
However, there were a few exceptions of ancient Egyptian queens who ruled Egypt and became
Pharaohs themselves. But for the majority of the royal women, that was not their reality.