Amun Ra

Amen Re

consort is Amaunet. Originally a local Theban god..
was combined w/Ra in middle kingdomhat
His other consort is Mut
he is associated with the lunar god Khonsu (was worshiped as the son
of Amun and Mut)
he is also known as Amun-asha renu (Amun rich in names)

The Concealed God
plurtarch quotes Manetho saying Amun is that which is concealed
orinvisible.

One of his epitithets is 'myseterious of form'
he has an imperceptible nautre.
Associated w/the power of the wind

As a Creator Ntr
member of the ogdoad...the 8 primoridals (first I have seen of this)
He was worshiped as Amun kematef -- Amun who has completed his moment.
In the aspect of the creator he as in the form of a snake which
'renews' itself. It is sudgested that he was reffered to as Kneph...
the eternal self engedering Ntr worshiped at Thebes.

Amun created the univers through his thoughts.

As a solar Ntr
in the book of comming forth by day he is reffered to as 'eldest of
the ntr of the wastern sky.

He rises as Horakthy, combining the hidden with the visible sun.
(I have been under the impression that Amun was the sun at night...I
could be wrong ....)

Firtility Ntr
12th dynasty Amun Kamutef --- Amun bull of his mother
He was self created...apon his mother... the cow who personified the
Ntr of the sky and of creation... it also depicts the sexual energy of
the bull. In regards to this he is associated with Min and is called
Amun-Min.

Warrior Ntr
He receaved credit for victories all over the place...and I know as I
was reading the ancient records the other day...... So he 'told' the
Pharaos to expand territory, and he is given credit for protecting
Kmt, and was called Lord of Victory and Lover of Strength. was also
praised for granting people w/military stratagy.

King of the Ntr
reffered to as this in pyramid test 1540
and the 12th Dynasty White Chapel of Senwosret I
Ptolomes equated him w/Zeus.

Amun exsists in ALLLL things, making him a 'universal' Ntr. Sometimes
refered to as the ba of all natural phenomena.