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Shepherd kings
Hyksos Hyk"sos, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Egypt. hikshasu chiefs of the Bedouins, shepherds.] A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the Shepherd kings, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100 years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites.

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- century Jewish historian Josephus gives the name as meaning "shepherd kings" or "captive shepherds" in his Contra Apion (Against Apion), where he describes...
- and they were not referred to as "rulers of foreign lands" or "shepherd kings" in kings lists. The contested rulers (with the translation of their nomens)...
- Ancestor Quarterly, which described the Spencers as "that pushful house of shepherd kings" with a "brand new and more than doubtful pedigree." Sounding a more...
- Shepherd was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. In December 2021, he was signed by the Karachi Kings following...
- and its temple. Manetho defined the Hyksos as being the "Shepherd Kings" or "Captive Shepherds" who invaded Egypt, destroying its cities and temples and...
- Eratosthenes, p****ed with the 4th King of the 13th Dynasty over to the Shepherd-Kings. Compared to the modern arrangement, Bunsen's Old Empire included what...
- of particular interest to Josephus, where he equated the Hyksos or "shepherd-kings" as the ancient Israelites who eventually made their way out of Egypt...
- the books were created by Sanjulián. Children of the Lion (1980) The Shepherd Kings (1981) Vengeance of the Lion (1983) The Lion in Egypt (1984) The Golden...
- Alamut. Tarr's Epona series of novels (White Mare's Daughter, 1998; The Shepherd Kings, 1999; Lady of Horses, 2000; Daughter of Lir, 2001) is set in prehistoric...
- Magi to kings, which became widely accepted by at least 500 A.D. Later Christian interpretation stressed the adoration of the Magi and shepherds as the...