Aton was different because he was the god of monotheistic gods when Egyptian belief was all about many gods and monotheism is one god
Aton/Aten was at one time regarded as the only god by the pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). No goddess is mentioned as his consort.
The Egyptian sun god is Ra; also called Re. Not only is he the sun god, but he was chief of all the Egyptian gods, so he was their leader.RaThe correct spelling is Re, Aton, or Aton-Re pronounced(Ray)his name was raRa Pronouced as Rah
Aten/Aton was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian religion. A golden disk with hands like rays or beams of light like arms reaching out with hands at the end of them.
Hatshepsut disappeared and then in 1353 bc, Akhenaton took over and only reognized Aton, the sun god, ignored the other gods, and the preiests serving those other gods lost power.
yes, because he is the only Egyptian pharaoh who wishes for a change in his country, and that's for having only one god, who is aton, but he failed to do that.
Aton is the god of Thutmose III.
Nefertiti, and her husband Pharaoh Akhenaten, had a monotheistic religion and introduced that to the Egyptian culture, replacing their polytheistic religion. A monotheistic is the belief in one god/goddesses or higher power. A polytheistic is the belief in many gods/goddesses and higher powers. Their monotheistic religion believed in only the god, Aton.
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Aton/Aten was at one time regarded as the only god by the pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). No goddess is mentioned as his consort.
Aton/Aten did not marry.
The Egyptian sun god is Ra; also called Re. Not only is he the sun god, but he was chief of all the Egyptian gods, so he was their leader.RaThe correct spelling is Re, Aton, or Aton-Re pronounced(Ray)his name was raRa Pronouced as Rah
The Egyptian sun god was Aton Ra. King Tutankaton changed his name in honor for him. Aton Ra was considered the most powerful god of all. Egyptians believe that the red disk-like sun emblem usually depicted in Egyptian art representes the Eye of Ra.
Aten/Aton was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian religion. A golden disk with hands like rays or beams of light like arms reaching out with hands at the end of them.
he tried to change the egyptian religion by building large open-air temples to the Aton he moved the capital of Egypt and he changed gods names
he tried to change the egyptian religion by building large open-air temples to the Aton he moved the capital of Egypt and he changed gods names
Hatshepsut disappeared and then in 1353 bc, Akhenaton took over and only reognized Aton, the sun god, ignored the other gods, and the preiests serving those other gods lost power.