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Amon-Ra

Amon-Ra

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A powerful ancient Egyptian sun god seen as creator and ruler of the gods
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • The ancient Egyptians worshipped Amon-Ra as their supreme deity.

Examples

  • The temple was dedicated to Amon-Ra, the most powerful god in ancient Egypt.

  • Priests of Amon-Ra played a central role in Theban society.

  • Legends describe Amon-Ra as the creator and ruler of all gods.

  • Did you know that Amon-Ra was often depicted with a falcon head?

  • Legends describe Amon-Ra as the creator and ruler of all gods.

  • The ancient Egyptians worshipped Amon-Ra as their supreme deity.

  • The temple was dedicated to Amon-Ra, the most powerful god in ancient Egypt.

Synonyms

Ra
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An ancient Egyptian sun god often shown with a hawk's head

is the merged supreme deity formed later by uniting two gods
Amun Ra
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An Egyptian sun god formed by joining Amun and Ra, worshipped as the main god in Thebes

is the same deity but written with another variant spelling or form
Re
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An ancient Egyptian sun god who travels across the sky

is the later combined supreme deity rather than the original single god
Amen-Ra
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A chief Egyptian god made by joining Amun and Ra and worshipped as the sun god

is identical in meaning but appears with a different spelling in sources

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Amon-Ra = Amon + Ra (semi-transparent) = Amon + Ra

Formally a hyphenated compound of two deity names whose combined meaning (the merged god) is clear only to learners with knowledge of Egyptian mythology.

Etymology

Amon-Ra joins the names of two old Egyptian gods: Amon meaning 'hidden' and Ra meaning 'sun', so together they make a powerful 'hidden sun' god. That's why Amon-Ra was seen as the great creator and ruler of the gods.