My photos of the very significant wall inside the Luxor Temple, where Alexander the Great was "blessed" or crowned by the god Amun-Ra.

"The coronation of Alexander at Memphis was paramount to his identity and public perception. Ra was often associated with Zeus, since the Greek pantheon was considered interchangeable with the Egyptian pantheon due to a myth that spoke of the Greek gods fleeing to Egypt from Typhon’s attack on Mount Olympus, disguising themselves with animal heads (which would explain the Egyptian iconography). Thus, being declared the son of Ra effectively equated to Alexander being proclaimed the son of Zeus. So important was this proclamation that Alexander set out to the Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert, intending to visit the famed oracle of Amun, held in equal repute to Delphi in the ancient world." source: https://1440review.com/2023/06/19/the-son-of-ra-alexander-at-memphis/

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It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that on October 22 and February 22, the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah, a god connected with the realm of the dead, who always remained in the dark (Cf., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel).

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