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Aten

British  
/ ˈɑːtən /

noun

  1. (in ancient Egypt) the solar disc worshipped as the sole god in the reign of Akhenaten

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“We were just sick of losing honestly,” said junior forward Aten Hassan, who had nine points in Saturday’s 56-49 intersectional victory over Agoura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2024

But Mr. Aten did agree with the inspector general’s recommendation that a broader feedback program is needed, calling it “a high-priority initiative.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

“For the first time, we can confirm that the idea of Aten was not from Akhenaten as everyone believes,” he says.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022

The 18th-dynasty pharaoh rejected Amun, Osiris and Egypt’s traditional gods in favor of a single disembodied creator-essence, Aten, or the sun disk.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

The name of the sun-disc was Aten, and its worship was kindred to that of Ra, the mid-day sun.

From The Grotesque in Church Art by Wildridge, T. Tindall