Amun-Ra
Egypt's chief deity
Amun-Ra is the supreme deity of ancient Egyptian religion, formed by merging two gods: Amun, the hidden one, and Ra, the sun god.
The combination elevated Amun-Ra to king of the gods, creator of all things, and patron of pharaohs.
His cult centered at Thebes dominated Egyptian worship for centuries.
The temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak remains one of the largest religious complexes ever built.
Egyptian temple complex
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
- obeliskTapering stone monument
sanctuary · festival · procession · priesthood · oracle · triad · Theban · pilgrimage
One who produces something
- supremeHighest in authority
- divineOf or from gods
- omnipotentHaving boundless power
- self-createdMade by oneself
fertility · wind · breath · life-giver · patron · protector · father · syncretism
Adult male sheep
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- ankhLooped Egyptian vitality symbol
hieroglyph · cartouche · sphinx · falcon · crook · flail · throne · seated
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- HatshepsutEgyptian queen who ruled
- AmenhotepEgyptian royal name
- RamessesEgyptian dynastic name
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
restoration · Tutankhamun · imperialism · conquest · tribute · theocracy · legitimacy · coronation
Making something exist
- primordialExisting from the start
- NunCloistered religious woman
- emergenceComing into existence
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
eternity · underworld · journey · rebirth · resurrection · afterlife · serpent · night
Karnak
Egyptian temple complex
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
obelisk · sanctuary · festival · procession · priesthood · oracle · triad · Theban · pilgrimage · offerings
creator
One who produces something
- supremeHighest in authority
- divineOf or from gods
- omnipotentHaving boundless power
self-created · fertility · wind · breath · life-giver · patron · protector · father · syncretism · pantheon
ram
Adult male sheep
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
ankh · hieroglyph · cartouche · sphinx · falcon · crook · flail · throne · seated · standing
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- HatshepsutEgyptian queen who ruled
- AmenhotepEgyptian royal name
- RamessesEgyptian dynastic name
Akhenaten · restoration · Tutankhamun · imperialism · conquest · tribute · theocracy · legitimacy · coronation
creation
Making something exist
- primordialExisting from the start
- NunCloistered religious woman
- emergenceComing into existence
cosmic · eternity · underworld · journey · rebirth · resurrection · afterlife · serpent · night · dawn
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Ancient DeitiesRa, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis
- Luxor TemplesKarnak, obelisks, pylons, sacred lake, colonnade
- Egyptian sky godsRa, Horus, Nut, Hathor, sun god
- Amun worship
- Syncretic DeitiesHermes Trismegistus, Shakti, Papa Legba, Baron Samedi, Santa Muerte