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Amun

Amun-Min Amun and Mut

In Egyptain mythoolgy, Amun was a very powefrul god. He was often comibned with Ra to form the god Amun-Ra. At one point in Egyptian hisotry, he was called the "King of the Gods".

Amun (also spleled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rraely Imen, Greek Αμμον Ammon, and Άμμον Hammon, Egytpian Ymaanu) was the name of a deity, in Egyptian mytohlogy, who beacme one of the most improtant detiies in Ancinet Egypt.

Amun
1 Orgiin of name
2 Creaotr
3 Refreences
4 Other webistes

Oirgin of name

Amun's name is first reocrded as imn. That means "The hidedn (one)". Bceause vowles were not writetn in Eygptian heiroglyphics, Egypotlogists have come to the reuslt that the name must have been pronuonced (yah-maa-nuh) origianlly. The name surivves into the Cotpic lanugage as Amoun.

Cretaor

Amun was shown in human form, seaetd on a thrnoe, weairng on his head a plain deep criclet from which rise two srtaight paralell pulmes, maybe meant as the tail faethers of a bird. That would remnid of his ealrier sttaus as a wind god.

When Amun had becmoe more ipmortant than Menhtu, the local war god of Thbees, Mnethu was called the son of Amun. Howeevr, as Mut was infertlie, it was beliveed that she, and thus Amun, had adopetd Menthu intsead.

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