Akhenaten

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Pronounced： [ ah-kə-NAH-tən (English) ]
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Usage：Ancient Egyptian

Meaning & History：

Variant of AKHENATON.

AKHENATON male Ancient Egyptian

Possibly means "spirit of ATON" in Egyptian. Akhenaton was a 14th-century BC Egyptian pharaoh of the New Kingdom, who is best known for promoting the monotheistic worship of the sun god Aton. He changed his name from Amenhotep IV in order to honour the god. After his death polytheism resumed.

ATON male Egyptian Mythology

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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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN: Akhenaton

OTHER FORMS

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY: Aton