Djoser

Djoser ruled during the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, son of King Khasekhemwy and Queen Nimaathap, though whether he directly succeeded them remains unclear. Most Ramesside king lists place a King Nebka before him, but Egyptologists still debate the throne sequence because the contemporary Horus names don't align neatly. What isn't debated is the pyramid: Djoser commissioned the step pyramid, the earliest colossal stone building in ancient Egypt, a structure that opened an epoch. The Greeks later knew him as Tosorthros and Sesorthos, names that carried long after the stone stopped rising.