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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 7959360, member: 99456&quot;][ATTACH=full]1379811[/ATTACH]</p><p>Zeus was the lead god of Olympus, Amun was the lead god in the religion of ancient Egypt.&nbsp; Zeus Ammon is illustrated on this coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1379800[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Gordian III</b>, BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt, dated RY 6 = AD 242-243</p><p><b>Obv: </b>A K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC EY, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right </p><p><b>Ref: </b>Bust of Zeus-Ammon left, with ram&#039;s horn and crowned with globe, holding sceptre; LS in left field.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Emmett 3436; Dattari (Savio) 10291</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Alexander wanted to rival Perseus and Heracles, since he was descended from them both, and was also seeking to trace his birth back to Ammon, just as mythology traces that of Heracles and Perseus to Zeus.&quot;</p><p>- Arrian of Nicomedia, <a href="https://www.livius.org/sources/content/arrian/anabasis/alexander-visits-siwah/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/sources/content/arrian/anabasis/alexander-visits-siwah/" rel="nofollow"><i>Anabasis</i> section 3.3.2</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> A ruler who claimed descent from a god or goddess[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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