Manetho

[ man-uh-thoh ]

/ ˈmæn əˌθoʊ /

flourished c250 b.c., Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.

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He also wrote a history of Egypt, to correct the errors of Manetho.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 10 (of 12)|S. Rappoport
The story of Manetho therefore goes to prove that the origin of animal worship is anterior to written records.
History of Religion|Allan Menzies
This dynasty is Manetho's twelfth, and the time of its rule has been characterized as "the happiest age of Egyptian history?"
Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson
For this writer gives us two fragments out of a lost work by Manetho, a priest, who lived about 250 B. C.
Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions|T. W. Doane

Great material development characterized the beginning of what Manetho designated as the Middle Empire.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various