Aten

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Pronounced： [ AH-tən (English) ]
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Usage：Egyptian Mythology

Meaning & History：

Variant of ATON.

Means "solar disk" in Egyptian. Aton was an Egyptian god of the sun, depicted as a solar disk with long rays extending downwards. The worship of Aton was especially extensive during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaton, who proclaimed Aton was the only god.

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EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY: Aton

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN: Akhenaten, Akhenaton