Myths featuring Ahmose I

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Amun Merging with Ra to Become the King of the Gods, Amun-Ra

🏺 Egyptian MythologyKarnak Temple Complex, Luxor, EgyptAmun • Ra • Ahmose I

This myth details the historical and spiritual synthesis of Amun, the hidden god of Thebes, and Ra, the ancient sun god of Heliopolis. Following the expulsion of the Hyksos and the rise of the New Kingdom, these two powerful deities were fused into Amun-Ra, the King of the Gods. This union created a supreme being who represented both the invisible life-force of the air and the visible majesty...