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Many sources online say that Zeus was the Greek equivalent of Amun Ra of the Egyptian pantheon. Was Zeus inspired by the Egyptians, or was he more like the Sky Father of the Indo-European pantheon?

by /u/ineedabigwiener in /r/AskHistorians

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