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Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

is the title of ancient Egyptian monarchs.

Pharaoh or pharao may also refer to:
  • Pharaoh ant
    Pharaoh ant
    The pharaoh ant is a small yellow or light brown, almost transparent ant notorious for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The origin of this "tramp" ant is uncertain, although favoured alternatives include West Africa and Indonesia...

    , a small, yellow, almost transparent ant known for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals
  • Pharaoh (Book of Abraham)
    Pharaoh (Book of Abraham)
    In Latter-day Saint theology, Pharaoh is the proper name of the first king of Egypt, as found in the Book of Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price....

    , in Mormonism, a proper name of the first king of Egypt
  • Pharaoh (novel)
    Pharaoh (novel)
    Pharaoh is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus . Composed over a year's time in 1894–95, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had earlier disapproved of historical novels on the ground that they inevitably distort history.Pharaoh has been described...

    , a book by Bolesław Prus
  • Pharaoh's Adventure Park, a water theme park in Redlands, CA
  • Pharaoh (film)
    Pharaoh (film)
    Pharaoh is a 1966 Polish film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and adapted from the eponymous novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. In 1967 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...

    , a 1966 Polish film adaptation of Prus' novel
  • Pharaoh (video game), a 1999 video game
  • The Pharaohs, a 1960s American pop music group fronted by Sam the Sham
    Sam the Sham
    Sam the Sham is the stage name of the American rock and roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio . Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains...

  • The Pharaohs
    The Pharaohs
    The Pharaohs, an American soul/jazz/funk group, were formed in 1962 out of a student band, The Jazzmen, at Crane Junior College in Chicago, Illinois. This early incarnation comprised Louis Satterfield on trombone, Charles Handy on trumpet, and Don Myrick on alto saxophone. They were joined by Fred...

    , a soul/jazz/funk band from the 1970s, featuring Maurice White
  • Pharaoh (module), an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
  • The Pharaohs, a fictional street gang in the 1973 film American Graffiti
    American Graffiti
    American Graffiti is a 1973 coming of age film co-written/directed by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips and Harrison Ford...



Pharaoh may also mean:
  • "Pharaohs", a song by Tears for Fears
    Tears for Fears
    Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...

  • "Pharaoh", a song sung by Mrs Sidney Carter, a part of Alan Lomax
    Alan Lomax
    Alan Lomax was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, the Caribbean, Italy, and Spain.In his later career, Lomax advanced his theories of...

     collection
  • The Pharaohs, a nickname of the Egypt national football team
  • Pharaoh, a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 1997 album The Divine Wings of Tragedy
    The Divine Wings of Tragedy
    The Divine Wings of Tragedy is the third studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1997.-Track listing:-Allusions:...


See also

  • Pharao
    Pharao
    Pharao was a German Eurodance act, produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by singer Kyra Pharao and the American rapper Deon Blue...

    , German Eurodance act
  • Faro (disambiguation)
  • Pharaon, the ship owned by M. Morreau, from Alexandre Dumas' novel, The Count of Monte Cristo
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844...

  • Pharoah Sanders
    Pharoah Sanders
    Pharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...

     (born 1940), an American jazz saxophonist
  • Ashley Pharoah
    Ashley Pharoah
    Ashley Pharoah is a British Television writer, co-creator of the successful drama series Life on Mars, which began on BBC One in 2006....

     (born 1959), British television writer
  • Pharoahe Monch
    Pharoahe Monch
    Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...

    (born 1972), an American hip hop artist
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