Amun

god is Amun, God of Air, Sun and Sky(also known as the Creator God.)” (historyforkids.net) He is married to a women named, Mut which, in ancient egyptian language, means, Mother, but he has been married to two other woman named Amunet and Wosret. “Some of them looked very much like humans; however others were part human and part animal, where some of them looked like crocodiles, jackals, cats, rams and even falcons.” (Historyforkids.net) Some of the Gods are related and here are a few, Amun is…

death Hatshepsut at the time twelve. She married her half brother, Thutmose II, whose mother was a lesser wife. During the reign of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut took the traditional role of queen and main wife. Hatshepsut gained the role of ‘God’s Wife of Amun,’ participating in the cult. After Thutmose II death, Hatshepsut’s children consisted of only a daughter, Neferure. The male heir, Thutmose III, was still an infant and born to a concubine named Isis. He was too young to ascend the throne…

New Kingdom Queens, “God’s Wife of Amun”. She was the first to receive this significant title which reveals that she occupied both economical and religious roles in the state cult of Amun-Re. She held a significant religious role and became, “the second priestess of Amun”. This helped her increase her status and allowed her and future queens to participate in finance, thus creating financial roles for queens. Ahmose-Nefertari acquired a significant role in the Amun-Re cult as she held office in…

In Ancient Egypt, one of the duties of the king’s was to build and maintain temples to their gods. “The Egyptian word for temple was “god’s house.” These temples were meant to be the home of the gods and would need to have everything a god would need. The temple complex would need to have land, livestock and the people necessary to work the land. Temple complexes were not only built for the gods but were also built for the kings. (Temple) During Early Dynastic Egypt, temple complexes…

worship Aten, a god that represents the sun disk. Akhenaten even named his son after Aten – his child name Tutankhaten meaning “Living image of Aten”. However, when Tutankhamun became ruler, he lifted the ban that his father had placed on the cult of Amun and other previous traditions. After doing so, he changed his name to Tutankamun,…

lion, hippopotamus. Four of the most of the gods\godesses are ra,amun,osiris,isis. Ra was the sun god he could take many shapes. He wore a headdress with a sun disk on his head. His head was shaped like a hawk head. He traveled the underworld. The second god is Amun. He wore a ostrich pelted hat. He had a ram-head. He is the king of all gods. He is one of the most powerful gods. There is not a lot on him but he is known for being Amun-ra. He joined the sun god to save…

Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BCE, in Circa and died in 1359 BCE. His tomb is in the Valley of Kings. He was part of ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty. His name at birth was Tutankhaten (living image of Aten) and he changed it to Tutankhamun (living image of Amun) after becoming king. He is also known as “the Boy King” of ancient Egypt and King Tut. Experts believe he died because of a diseases like malaria and a gangrene infection from an injured leg. He died at the age of 19 years old. He became…

children (Minor gods). The Vikings worshipped the Norse gods which include gods that are still used to this day(such as Thor and Loki). Then we have the Egyptians worshipped the Egyptian gods, which includes many gods with varies of animal heads. Amun was one of the eight ancient Egyptian gods who formed the Ogdoad of Hermopolis. He was the god of the air and his consort was Ament (Amaunet). However,…

Egyptian cities. The sun was very important to Egyptian religion and society because the main god, Amun, was the “sun god.” The reflection of sunlight off of the pyramids would have emphasized Amun’s greatness and power to the Egyptian peoples. Additionally, the orientation of the pyramids to allow for the maximal amount of light to hit them creates a link between the pyramids and tombs and Amun. The larger the pyramid is, the more light is reflected. Due to this the Khafa pyramid would be…

Abu Simbel dedicated to Amun-Re, Thoth and local deities. King Seti I carved a rock-cut temple at Kanais dedicated to god Amun-Re. Kanais is a Wadi located in the eastern desert opposite the town of Edfu. However, Ramses II is considered the king who carved more than one rock-cut temple. He carved six temples in Lower Nubia some of them were wholly carved in the rock such as the temple of Beit el-Wali dedicated to Amun-Re, the two temples of Abu Simbel dedicated to Amun-Re, and the temple of…