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| Title | King of the gods Sun god |
| Cult Center | Thebes |
| Gender | Male |
| Consort | Mut |
| Sons and Daughters | Khonsu, the moon god |
| Holy Triad | Amun. Mut and Khonsu formed the Thebes Triad |
| Patron - Dominion | protector of Egypt - fertility - wind |
| Dedicated temples | Karnak temple |
| Appearance | Man with a ram-head Ram with curved horns Man wearing an ostrich plumed hat |
Amun was originally a local god from Thebes
He was regarded in Thebes among the gods of the creation of the world.
His importance was magnified during the reign of the Thebean families of the New Kingdom
During the New Kingdom Amun was combined with the sun god Ra and became even more powerful. He was then called Amun-Ra
The worship surrounding Amun-Ra represented one of ancient Egypt's most important theologies
In the Ptolemaic Period, he was regarded as the Egyptian equivalent of Zeus.
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