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amon

/ɑˈmɔn/

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What does amon mean?

proper noun

  1. Alternative form of Amun.
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/ɑˈmɔn/

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Dionysos, according to the Egyptians, was the son of Amon by the beautiful Amalthea.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
At the battle of Kadshu, Rameses II., of Egypt, abandoned by his soldiers, as a last appeal, exclaimed: "I will call upon thee, O my father Amon!"
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
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She occupied it also with Amunoph, and, notwithstanding the statement of Herodotus, that women did not serve in the capacity of priests, this Queen is represented as pouring out libations to Amon, an office which was doubtless the highest connected with the priesthood.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639