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Amun

📍 Hermopolis, Egypt Deity ~2400 BC
Amun

Amun was originally a local deity of Hermopolis, associated with the air or wind. By 2000 B.C., his worship spread to Thebes, and he became Egypt’s national god. After the Hyksos invaded in the 1700s B.C., Amun was only worshiped in the south. Following their expulsion in the 1500s B.C., Amun’s influence and the grandeur of his temples, like those at Luxor and Karnak, grew significantly.

Initially one of many gods, Amun merged with the sun god Ra to form Amun-Ra, regarded as the king of gods and creator of the universe. He was also believed to be the father of pharaohs. In art, Amun is shown as a bearded man with a headdress of ostrich feathers, holding an ankh and scepter. As Amun-Ra, he is depicted with the head of a hawk and a golden sun disk surrounded by a serpent.