# Amun — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/amun-whe-definition-discussion/16770>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [July 29, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/amun-whe-definition-discussion/16770 "2016-07-29T16:02:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/amun-whe-definition-discussion/16770/1 "2016-07-29T16:02:22Z")

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Amun (also Amon, Ammon, Amen, Amun-Ra) is the ancient Egyptian god of the sun and air. He is one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt who rose to prominence at Thebes at the beginning of the period of the New Kingdom (c. 1570-1069 BCE). His cult was the most powerful and popular in Egypt for centuries.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/amun-whe-definition-discussion/16770/2 "2026-07-31T00:09:27Z")

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