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Aton
[ aht-n ]
noun
- a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
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A topical example of the identity of thought is furnished by a hymn of the monotheist Ikhnaton in honour of Aton.
Her Indian name was Aton-larree, which the interpreter translated, Burnt-weed.
"The hypership City of Asgard, from Aton, has just come into telecast range," he began.
What connection the god Aton had with Mut during the period of the Tiy regime remains obscure.
There is no evidence that Aton was first exalted as the son of the Great Mother goddess, although this is not improbable.
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