Egyptian scribes were important for recording government information and keeping public records.
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No, Horus was not crucified in ancient Egyptian mythology. The story of crucifixion is not a part of Egyptian mythology.
The pharaoh was the supreme ruler of Egypt and was at the top of the social pyramid, right after the pharaoh was the vizier, who was in charge of many things. After the vizier was the government officials. After the government officials were the priests, who was in charge of pleasing the gods, holding religious ceremonies, advising the pharaoh, teaching the scribes, and embalming dead bodies. After the priests were the scribes, whose job was to keep records and write. Those people were all part of the upper class. After the scribes were merchants and artisans. The artisans were highly skilled laborers who created beautiful artworks. The lower class was made up of farmers and slaves.
Zeus was the King of the Gods in Greek mythology, not Egyptian. The Egyptian ruler god was arguably the Sun God, Ra.
She was part Macedonian Greek and part Egyptian yes and no. Cleopatra was ethically a Greek, but she lived and ruled in Egypt and she followed the Egyptian religion and customs. We don't know who her mother was or her mother's ethnicity, so we can only say for certain that she was Greek on her father's side.
An Egyptian pylon is a temple. It has two large towers next to each other that taper down with the largest part at the bottom. The word "pylon" is a Greek word given to the Egyptian temple.