…He is considered one of the original eight gods in Hermopolitan theology, but his rise as a great god began during the Middle Kingdom (12th Dynasty) when he replaced Mentu as the patron deity of Thebes and assumed the position of national deity. In particular, during the New Kingdom, he received a temporary blow from the religious reforms of Akhenaten, but his influence as the patron deity of the great empire reached its peak, and he was syncretized with the sun god Ra of Heliopolis to become Amen-Ra, a creator god and "king of the gods." He formed the Theban triad with the goddess Mut as his wife and the moon god Khons as his son, and the temple of Karnak, its main temple, became the largest temple in Egypt through the expansion and reconstruction of successive kings from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic dynasty. … From [Ra]Amen-Ra was a god who was created by the Amarna gods, and was the only god other than Aten to be officially recognized during the Amarna period. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Amen-Ra" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ヘルモポリス神学で原初の八柱神の一人とされているが,大神としての興隆は中王国時代(第12王朝)メントゥ(メンチュ)に代わってテーベの守護神となり,国家神の地位についたことにはじまる。とくに新王国時代はイクナートンの宗教改革による一時的な打撃はうけても,大帝国の守護神として勢威は絶頂を極め,ヘリオポリスの太陽神ラーと習合してアメン・ラーAmen‐Raとよばれ,創造神,〈神々の王〉とされた。ムート女神を妻,月神コンスKhonsを子とするテーベの三柱神を形成,本山のカルナック神殿は中王国時代以降プトレマイオス朝にいたる歴代諸王の増改築によってエジプト最大の神殿となる。… 【ラー】より…天地創造時にあるべき宇宙秩序(マアト)を定め,息子であるファラオにラーの役割を演じさせてこの秩序を維持させるとされた。他の神々もラーと習合してアメン・ラーAmen‐Raなどと称することにより創造神としての地位を主張できた。アテン信仰の形成にも強い影響を与え,アマルナ時代にも公認された唯一のアテン以外の神である。… ※「Amen-Ra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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