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 Less than 100 years later, in 2550 B.C., Khufu took the throne. He followed the tradition of the pharaohs who had ruled before him and became the god, Horus, on earth. Later in his reign, however, Khufu did something that no other pharaoh had done before. He declared that, in addition to being Horus, he was also Re on earth. It was quite extraordinary, even for a king of Khufu's power, to claim such a thing. By taking on the identity of the mighty sun god, Khufu established himself as the mightiest pharaoh ever. |