Egyptian mythology
Amun
The Hidden One, Lord of Thebes
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Children
- Khonsu
- Group
- Sky · Creation · Sun · Ogdoad · Divine · Ruler · Fertility
- Appears in
- The Divine Birth of the Pharaoh · Aten and the Amarna Revolution · The Hermopolitan Cosmogony
- Places
- Thebes · Karnak · Nun · Hermopolis · Abu Simbel
- Objects
- Was Scepter · Ankh · Crook and Flail
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Amun is the hidden god, his name meaning the invisible one, a force present everywhere yet seen by none, like the wind. Rising from a local Theban deity, he became King of the Gods and the supreme power of the Egyptian state, his vast temple at Karnak swelling with the spoils of empire. He merged with the sun god to form Amun-Ra, joining hidden mystery to blazing solar light. As a creator he made himself, then made all else, and his oracle spoke through the movements of his sacred barque. Pharaohs called themselves his sons, and his ram and goose were sacred to him.
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The Divine Birth of the Pharaoh
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amun?
- Amun is the hidden god, his name meaning the invisible one, a force present everywhere yet seen by none, like the wind. Rising from a local Theban deity, he became King of the Gods and the supreme power of the Egyptian state, his vast temple at Karnak swelling with the spoils of empire.
- Which mythology does Amun belong to?
- Amun belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Amun appear in?
- Amun appears in The Divine Birth of the Pharaoh, Aten and the Amarna Revolution, The Hermopolitan Cosmogony, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Amun. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/amun"Amun." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/amun.MythologyNow. "Amun." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/amun.Listen to the stories of Amun
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