Gods & Deities ยท Egypt
Amun
The Egyptian hidden god of Thebes who rose into imperial power as Amun-Re, patron of pharaohs.
Legend File
Amun begins as the hidden one and becomes impossible to ignore. As Thebes rises, his cult rises with it, and in the form Amun-Re he becomes a kingly, solar, imperial god. His history shows Egyptian religion in motion: local power, royal politics, syncretism, temples, and empire all gathering around a name that means hidden.
Source Framing
Ancient Egyptian religion around Amun/Amon as Theban god whose name means hidden, later fused with Re as Amun-Re, restored after Akhenaten's reform, patron of pharaohs, imperial deity, and worshipped also in Kush.
