What rank did Amun attain in Egypt?
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king of the gods
From a local air god, Amun became the supreme state god and patron of the pharaohs.
💡 Did you know? His name means „the hidden one“: he was thought invisible like the wind.
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Where stands Amun's most colossal temple?
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at Karnak
The temple complex of Karnak near Thebes was the religious centre of the cult of Amun.
💡 Did you know? Its priesthood grew so rich and powerful that it at times rivalled the pharaohs.
Which pharaoh sought to abolish Amun?
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Akhenaten
Akhenaten raised the sun disk Aten to sole god and had Amun's name erased.
💡 Did you know? After Akhenaten's death Egypt returned to Amun; his son again called himself Tutankh-Amun.
What does the name Amun mean?
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„the hidden one“
Amun's name means „the hidden one“; he was thought invisible and everywhere present like the wind.
💡 Did you know? It was his very elusiveness that made him the ideal supreme state god.
Which animal is sacred to Amun?
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the ram
Amun is often shown with ram's horns or as a ram-headed sphinx.
💡 Did you know? Avenues of ram-headed sphinxes led to his great temples at Thebes.
How was Amun's will made known?
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through oracles
In Amun's temples the god's statue was consulted as an oracle for important decisions.
💡 Did you know? Even Alexander the Great made a pilgrimage to the oracle of Amun in the desert oasis of Siwa.
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