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Egyptian Gods: Amun

May 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Egyptian God: Amun

Amun is the most important and powerful of all the Egyptian Gods in ancient Egypt history. The name Amun also spelled as Amon, Amoon, or Amen whose name means “The Hidden One” as the invisible air and wind, and also the Hermopolitian Ogdoad.

According to the later tradition it says that, Amun being thought of as a self-made and was incorporated with the old myths of creation. Amun appearance portrayed as a men wearing ram crown with two tall ostrich feathers on his head, holding scepter in one hand and the ankh in the other.

During the 11th dynasty the cult of Amen become importance, and Amun was identified with the Ra (the sun God) of Thebes. From then onward, he was worshiped as Amun-Ra. In addition, he appears as the protector of devotee in need and up help justice.

Amun is also known as the God of Creation, who symbolized the creative force which was the source of all life. Of all the Egyptian deities, the Egyptian God Amun-Ra was titled the “King of the God”. Many temples and statues demonstrate his status as king of the gods was built at Thebes, especially at Karnak.

Egyptian God Amun

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