Home›Kings›Gender›MaleBrowse ByMaleThis page groups figures by the gender their own tradition assigns them. Wikipedia defines gender as "the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or portraying a third gender." Browsing by gender lets a visitor compare how differently traditions present their male, female and other figures.FactsLearn MoreMaleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRulers whose reigns carry religious weight: anointed kings of the biblical narrative, sacred monarchs, and legendary sovereigns of a golden age. Sacred kingship is a genuine comparative topic, but the grounds on which a king counts as sacred, covenant and anointing, descent from a god, or legend rather than record, are not the same. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe Kings This group gathers kings, the royal figures of sacred narrative, rulers whose reigns carry religious weight, whether as anointed servants of God, as sacred monarchs, or as legendary sovereigns of a tradition's golden age. The browser will find the kingly figures the atlas classes here, such as the anointed kings of the biblical narrative and the sacred rulers of other traditions. The entries describe each within their story.MaleFilter Results49 entriesPlace of OriginAllAksum (2)Ancient Israel (5)Ancient Rome (2)Arabia (1)Britain (1)China (5)Egypt (4)Ethiopia (1)Greece (4)India (2)Japan (3)Judea (2)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (2)Scandinavia (1)Scotland (1)Tibet (1)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (25)Historicity debated (5)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (14)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (6)TraditionAllAncient Egyptian Religion (3)Ancient Greek Religion (4)Aztec Religion (1)Buddhism (7)Celtic Paganism (1)Christianity (9)Confucianism (3)Hinduism (3)Islam (1)Judaism (8)Latter Day Saint Movement (1)Mesopotamian Religion (1)Norse Paganism (1)Roman Religion (2)Shinto (2)Zoroastrianism (1)Office HeldAllEmperor of Tibet from about 755 to about 797 (1)First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel (1)King of Aksum in the middle of the fourth century (1)King of Judah, reigning at the end of the eighth century BCE (1)King of Kosala, ruling at Ayodhya (1)King of Siam from 1868 to 1910, the fifth of the Chakri line (1)Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, 4 BCE to 39 CE (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (29)Historically attested; no continuous cult (6)No Cult Attested (8)Revered InAllAncient Egyptian Religion (4)Ancient Greek Religion (2)Ancient Mesopotamian Religion (1)Ancient Roman Religion (1)Buddhism (8)Christianity (12)Confucianism (1)Hinduism (1)Islam (3)Judaism (8)Mesoamerican Religion (1)Paganism (2)Shinto (2)Zoroastrianism (1)Lifespan Start YearAll-1112 (1)-1111 (1)-1010 (1)-970 (1)-753 (1)-752 (1)-741 (1)-640 (1)-156 (1)-74 (1)-73 (1)-20 (1)250 (1)464 (1)543 (1)701 (1)1214 (1)1316 (1)1360 (1)1500 (1)1552 (1)1566 (1)1737 (1)1853 (1)1892 (1)1901 (1)Child OfAllBathsheba (1)Cronus (2)Geb (1)Herod the Great (1)Isis (1)King David (1)Osiris (1)Rhea (2)Manner Of DeathAllAssassinated (3)Died by suicide (1)Died of natural causes (10)Disputed (3)Killed in battle (3)Taken up without dying, as the tradition holds (1)CanonizationAllFormally canonized (2)Not part of any canonization process (2)Pre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existed (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 49Abgar of EdessaMaleCharles V, Holy Roman EmperorMaleChulalongkornMaleDasharathaMaleEmperor OjinMaleEmperor ShomuMaleEmperor Wu of HanMaleEmperor Wu of LiangMaleEmperor Wu of Northern ZhouMaleEzana of AksumMaleFa NgumMaleFahd of Saudi ArabiaMaleGebMaleGebre MeskelMaleGilgameshMaleHaile Selassie IMaleHerod AntipasMaleHerod the GreatMaleHezekiahMaleHirohitoMaleHorusMaleJames VI and IMaleJosiahMaleKing ArthurMaleKing BenjaminMaleKing DavidMaleKing VirataMaleKing Wen of ZhouMaleLouis IX of FranceMaleMahabaliMaleNimrodMaleNuma PompiliusMaleOdinMaleOedipusMaleOsirisMalePoseidonMaleRaMaleRama I of SiamMaleRomulusMaleRudolf IIMaleSaulMaleSolomonMaleTantalusMaleTiridates III of ArmeniaMaleTopiltzin Ce Acatl QuetzalcoatlMaleTrisong DetsenMaleVishtaspaMaleYongle EmperorMaleZeusMaleSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005Entry Kingship, sacredView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.