Amun
Egyptian divine king
Amun is an ancient Egyptian deity who rose to become the supreme god of the Egyptian pantheon during the New Kingdom period.
Originally a local god of Thebes, Amun merged with the sun god Ra to become Amun-Ra, king of the gods.
His name means "the hidden one," reflecting his nature as an invisible, omnipresent force.
The temple complex at Karnak was his primary cult center.
The pharaoh claimed divine authority as son of Amun.
Ancient city, two locations
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- NileAfrica's longest river
temples · priests · oracles · priesthood · obelisks · hieroglyphs · papyrus · rituals
Egyptian sun deity
- OsirisEgyptian afterlife deity
- IsisEgyptian magic goddess
- HorusEgyptian sky deity
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
Set · Thoth · Hathor · Nut · Bastet · pantheon · polytheism · divinity
Made invisible deliberately
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- invisibleCannot be seen
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
obscure · latent · shrouded · secretive · unseen · cryptic · cloaked · unknowable
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- reignSovereign's time in power
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
crown · scepter · authority · sovereignty · empire · succession · legitimacy · ruler
Study of universal origins
- originStarting point or source
- primordialExisting from the start
- genesisPoint of creation
- emergenceComing into existence
self-created · Hermopolis · chaos · primeval
Thebes
Ancient city, two locations
Nile · temples · priests · oracles · priesthood · obelisks · hieroglyphs · papyrus · rituals · incense
Ra
Egyptian sun deity
Anubis · Set · Thoth · Hathor · Nut · Bastet · pantheon · polytheism · divinity · worship
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
enigma · obscure · latent · shrouded · secretive · unseen · cryptic · cloaked · unknowable · breath
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
coronation · crown · scepter · authority · sovereignty · empire · succession · legitimacy · ruler
cosmogony
Study of universal origins
- originStarting point or source
- primordialExisting from the start
- genesisPoint of creation
emergence · self-created · Hermopolis · chaos · primeval