Aten
Speech parts
1. Aten - Noun
2. Aten - Proper noun
Meaning
the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
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Aten, for a longtime before his father's time, was revered as a god among the many gods and goddesses in Egypt. Atenism faded away after death of the pharaoh.
Aten cares for every creature, and created a Nile river in the sky (rain) for the Syrians. citation Aten created all countries and people.
Aten's ceremonies in Akhetaten involved giving offerings to Aten with a swipe of the royal scepter.
Aten was addressed by Akhenaten in prayers, such as the Great Hymn to the Aten : "O Sole God beside whom there is none".
At this time, Amenhotep IV officially changed his name to Akhenaten (Agreeable to Aten) as evidence of his new worship.
During the Amarna period, this synthesis was seen as the invisible source of energy of the sun god, of which the visible manifestation was the Aten, the solar disk.