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EvilAL

(1,437 posts)
Wed Mar 19, 2014, 09:29 PM Mar 2014

Can I get an Amun?!



Amun (also Amon, Amen, Greek Ἄ???? Ámmōn, Ἅ???? Hámmōn) was a local deity of Thebes. He was attested since the Old Kingdom together with his spouse Amaunet. With the 11th dynasty (c. 21st century BC), he rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Monthu.[1]

After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I, Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra.
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