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In reply to the discussion: Whether Jesus existed historically [View all]struggle4progress
(118,278 posts)"Son of god" seems to be an ancient phrase denoting rulers
So Cambyses II ruled under the throne name Offspring of Re, Darius I under Likeness of Re, various Ptolemies under "Heir of the God that Saves," Twosret under Daughter of Re," and so on.
We have (for example) Genesis 6 -- ... When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose ... The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart ... -- where the "sons of God" refers to those who have the power to take whatever women they like as trophies
Divi filius is a Latin phrase meaning "son of god", and was a title much used by the adopted son of Julius Caesar, his great-nephew Octavian, the future Emperor Augustus