Amen, Amon, Amon-Ra, Amun

"Amun was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad . . . Initially possibly one of eight deities in the Hermapolite creation myth, his worship expanded. After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I (16th century BC), Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra (alternatively spelled Amon-Ra or Amun-Re). On his own, he was also thought to be the king of the gods. Amun-Ra retained chief importance in the Egyptian pantheon throughout the New Kingdom (with the exception of the 'Atenist heresy' under Akhenaten). Amun-Ra in this period (16th to 11th centuries BC) held the position of transcendental, self-created creator deity 'par excellence'; he was the champion of the poor or troubled and central to personal piety . . . his additional names were Re, Amun-Re, Khepri, Ra-Horakhty, and Atum." [Amun, Wikipedia, ret. 07/13/2024]

Harry Houdini referred to Amen as a god of primal Egypt. [HPL Pyramids(online text)]

Evil Amon-Ra frowns down as a sullen guardian in the purple pylons before the pyramids. [RB Opener]

The Probilski Foundation had a statue of ram-headed Amon. [RB Strange]

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