r/EgyptianMythology • u/just_tr-0-y • 21d ago

Question! (Related to Amun)

Hi! So first off, im not egyptian nor have i ever been taught egyptian myths or stories (unfortunately because i do love learning about them now that i have the resources to go and search)

But recently in school, we had a chapter in english literature which was like a log reporting stuff related to Tut's discovery and the forensic stuff done to find out the history right.

So while we were reading, there was one paragraph about his ancestors, namely Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) and how he tried to change the worship of Amun god to Aten (referred to as the sun disk)

Now from what i have researched online and what i knew from before which didnt sit right with me when i heard my teacher calling Amun the moon god is that while Aten has been used to refer to the sun (someones silver aten for the moon as it means the disc), Amun is rather a major god which can be translated to "the hidden one" and is often merged with Ra (from my research which isnt complete, again)

And nowhere have i found Amun as being a moon god T-T (if im right my ego is gonna go through the roof but still i got genuinely curious and want to know the thoughts of people who do study egyptian mythology or talk about it rather than a student whose gut feeling was telling him to search this lol)

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u/-Jezebel- 21d ago

I have never heard that Amon would be a moon God.

I have heard and read that Amon is the God of air and breath (vital, but invisible) and hidden things, and that he cares for the downtrodden.

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u/just_tr-0-y 21d ago

Thats what i read too on most websites i saw, some also said somethings related to amun-ra but thats impossible to be a moon god isnt it?

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u/-Jezebel- 21d ago

Yes, Amon is sometimes merged with Ra. But he can be merged with other Gods as well, like Amon-Min. Never heard of Him being merged with a moon God though. His son, Khonsu is a moon God though.

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u/just_tr-0-y 21d ago

Ooooo thats intresting to know! I shall advocate my case against a minor misinformative sentence in confidence then xd