In The Great Hymn to the Aten and Enuma Elish there is an aspect of reverence towards the gods mentioned in the stories. The author of The Great Hymn to the Aten writes this poem about Aten, the sun god of the Egyptians for a short period of time, and all of his glory, the things he has done and accomplished in the world. This poem serves as an outpouring of love adoration and acknowledgement for Aten, a hymn dedicated to praise him for creating the world and humankind. The author represents the relationship between god and human similar to that of a father, someone who is benevolent and loves his people as evidenced; “… Giver of breath,/To nourish all that he made./When he comes from the womb to breathe,/On the day of his birth,/You open wide
