God · Egyptian
Amun
Amun, a god of the Egyptian world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: egyptian
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Zeus | Herodotus, Histories 2.42, c. 430 BCE | Herodotus says plainly that Amun is the Egyptian name for Zeus, and explains the ram-headed images of Theban Zeus. |
| merged with Ra | Theban theology of the New Kingdom, c. 1550 BCE | Amun of Thebes fused with the sun god Ra as Amun-Ra, the chief god of the empire. |
| identified as Jupiter | Roman cult of Jupiter Ammon | The Romans took over the Greek Zeus Ammon as Jupiter Ammon, whose Libyan temple gave its name to sal ammoniac. |