entity_sources: ENT_SYN_ZEUS_AMMON, SRC_PLUTARCH_ISIS_OSIRIS, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_SYN_ZEUS_AMMON | SRC_PLUTARCH_ISIS_OSIRIS | direct attestation | Plutarch discusses the Zeus Ammon equation in De Iside et Osiride and elsewhere; the Libyan oracle of Amun equated with Zeus; this equation was established by Herodotus (2.42) and refined in the Ptolemaic period as a tool of political theology connecting Alexander's divine sonship |