EGYPTIAN STATUES:, STATUE OF AMON-RE, from The Summit Egyptian Collection

EGYPTIAN STATUES:, STATUE OF AMON-RE, from The Summit Egyptian Collection

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9 " (H)DESIGNER AND DATE STAMPED (Veronese) God of Ancient Egyptian religion of great importance. Amon's name means "hidden", and his image came to be painted blue, which was the symbol of invisibility. His wife was Mut, with whom he had the son Khonsu, the god of the moon. Originally Amon was a god of Thebes, or perhaps even earlier, a god of Hermopolis. Amon was connected to reproduction in the representation of a ram (as on the article illustration). In Thebes, Amon formed a triad with his wife and son. He developed into becoming the patron of the pharaohs, and therefore a national god of Egypt. Later, in Heliopolis, he came to be identified with the god Re, and the names of both were united into Amon-Re. Amon-Re was the father of all gods, the creator of every human being and all creatures. The cult of Amon-Ra proved to be very powerful, and his high priest came to be one of the most important persons of Egypt, rivalling the power of the pharaohs. The largest temple structure for Amon-Re was the temple at Karnak (today Luxor). Amon was strongly disputed by Akhnaten, who introduced Aten as the sole god, much to the destruction of Amon's cult. However, under the following pharaohs, Amon was gradually restored into being the god of the nation and its ruler. Around 1500 BCE, Amon entered a new triad with Ptah and Re, but by many he was seen as the sole power, and hence all other gods were manifestations of him. During the last millennium BCE, his cult even spread outside Egypt, and was established among the Cushites (in modern Sudan). Around 85 BCE, Thebes was sacked, and the cult of Amon was severely weakened. In 27 BCE an earthquake destroyed Thebes even further, and the cult of Amon entered the last stages before its final extinction.

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