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Aten   /ˈeɪtən/   Listen
Aten

noun
1.
The sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten.  Synonym: Aton.






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"Aten" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Nile, were conducted to the presence of Hatasu, offered their homage to her as she sat upon her throne, and presented her with valuable gifts. "Homage to thy countenance," they said, "O Queen of Egypt, Sun beaming like the sun-disk, Aten, Arabia's mistress." An offering was then made by Hatasu to the god Ammon; a bull was sacrificed, and two vases of the precious frankincense presented to him by the queen herself. Sacrifice was likewise ...
— Ancient Egypt • George Rawlinson



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