Alexander the Great Question!?

Question: Alexander the Great Question!!?

Why did the Egyptians call Alexander a god!?
He wasn't their leader!.!. or was he!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

One, he conquered Eygpt, so they had a good incentive to call him
whatever he wanted them to!.

Two, he was seen as a liberator for driving out the Persians, whose
dominance the Eygptians resented!. They declared him a god in a
show of thanks, though its likely that if they hadn't offered he still
would have proclaimed himself a part of their pantheon anyways,
Alexander never could resist the chance to add one more title to
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The Egyptians at this point in time were ruled by the Pharaoh who was considered to be a god!. To the Egyptians a ruler had to be a god!. In fact, Alexander knew this and claimed to be the son of Zeus-Amon in front of the Egyptians!. Zeus was a Greek god and Amon was an Egyptian god!.Www@QuestionHome@Com