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{{Quote|Amun, the king of gods, divided in two forms as the great goddess of invisibility Amunet, and master of the wind. He upholds justice. Lord of the shadow and the silence, he comes at the voice of the poor. He hears the confession the humble, and forgives them.|[[Bayek]] describing Amun, c. 49 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | {{Quote|Amun, the king of gods, divided in two forms as the great goddess of invisibility Amunet, and master of the wind. He upholds justice. Lord of the shadow and the silence, he comes at the voice of the poor. He hears the confession the humble, and forgives them.|[[Bayek]] describing Amun, c. 49 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | ||
[[File:ACO CotP Amun.jpg|thumb|250px|Unused concept of Amun]] | [[File:ACO CotP Amun.jpg|thumb|250px|Unused concept of Amun]] | ||
'''Amun''', meaning | '''Amun''', meaning 'the Hidden One', was a major deity in the [[Egypt]]ian pantheon. He was eventually fused with the sun god [[Ra]] as '''Amun-Ra'''. | ||
Amun was considered the champion of the poor and downtrodden who upheld justice, as well as the king of the gods, divided into two forms as [[Amunet (deity)|Amunet]], the goddess of invisibility, and master of the wind. A [[temple of Amun|temple]] was dedicated to him in [[Siwa]], and he was often represented by a ram.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | Amun was considered the champion of the poor and downtrodden who upheld justice, as well as the king of the gods, divided into two forms as [[Amunet (deity)|Amunet]], the goddess of invisibility, and master of the wind. A [[temple of Amun|temple]] was dedicated to him in [[Siwa]], and he was often represented by a [[Goat|ram]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> Within said temple was also the office of the [[Oracle of Amun]], a position held by [[Medunamun]] during 48 BCE.<ref name="The False Oracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - [[The False Oracle]]</ref> | ||
Amun also served as the patron god of [[Thebes]], and together with his consort [[Mut]] and their son [[Khonsu]], they were known as the '''{{Wiki|Theban Triad}}'''.<ref name="CotP">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | Amun also served as the patron god of [[Thebes]], and together with his consort [[Mut]] and their son [[Khonsu]], they were known as the '''{{Wiki|Theban Triad}}'''.<ref name="CotP">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Greeks equated Amun with Zeus, and the two became intertwined in the Hellenistic Era as the syncretic deity | *The Greeks equated Amun with [[Jupiter|Zeus]], and the two became intertwined in the Hellenistic Era as the syncretic deity called ''Zeus Ammon''. | ||
*One of the [[Isu]] [[The Messenger|messengers]] was called '[[Amun Amunet | *One of the [[Isu]] [[The Messenger|messengers]] was called '[[Amun Amunet messenger]]'.<ref name="The Empirical Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - [[The Empirical Truth]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 26 September 2018
This article is about the god in Egyptian mythology. For other uses, see Amun.
- "Amun, the king of gods, divided in two forms as the great goddess of invisibility Amunet, and master of the wind. He upholds justice. Lord of the shadow and the silence, he comes at the voice of the poor. He hears the confession the humble, and forgives them."
- ―Bayek describing Amun, c. 49 BCE.[src]
Amun, meaning 'the Hidden One', was a major deity in the Egyptian pantheon. He was eventually fused with the sun god Ra as Amun-Ra.
Amun was considered the champion of the poor and downtrodden who upheld justice, as well as the king of the gods, divided into two forms as Amunet, the goddess of invisibility, and master of the wind. A temple was dedicated to him in Siwa, and he was often represented by a ram.[1] Within said temple was also the office of the Oracle of Amun, a position held by Medunamun during 48 BCE.[2]
Amun also served as the patron god of Thebes, and together with his consort Mut and their son Khonsu, they were known as the Theban Triad.[3]
Trivia
- The Greeks equated Amun with Zeus, and the two became intertwined in the Hellenistic Era as the syncretic deity called Zeus Ammon.
- One of the Isu messengers was called 'Amun Amunet messenger'.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - The False Oracle
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Empirical Truth