Legendary Period
In the texts of the Palermo, Turin and Manetho king lists, there are different versions of names of eight god kings that ruled Egypt in the beginning.
| Turin King List | Manetho (Egyptian equivalent) |
Function |
|---|---|---|
| Ptah | Hephaistos (Ptah) |
Craftsmen & Creation |
| Ra | Helios (Ra) |
Sun |
| - | Sosis or Agathosdaimon (perhaps Sothis?) (Shu) |
Air |
| Geb | Kronos (Geb) |
Earth |
| Osiris | Osiris | Afterlife |
| Set | Typhon (Set) |
Evil |
| Horus | Horus | War |
| Thoth | Knowledge | |
| Ma'at | Order |
These god kings are followed by differing sets of semi-divine rulers.
| Turin King List | Length | Manetho | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second dynasty of gods | unknown | Dynasty of Halfgods | unknown |
| 3 Achu-Dynasties | unknown | 30 Kings from Memphis | 1790 years |
| Dynasty of Disciples of Horus | unknown | 10 Kings from This | 350 years |
Read more about this topic: List Of Pharaohs
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