Aton

Japanese: Aton
Aton

…Ancient Egyptian sun god. Also called Aton. Originally it referred to the sun (sun disk) itself as a celestial body, but in the New Kingdom period it was deified as one of the sun gods, and in the religious reforms of Akhenaten it was made the sole and absolute god who created the universe, maintained its order, and bestowed life on all things.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aton" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…古代エジプトの太陽神。アトンAtonともいう。もともとは天体としての太陽(日輪)そのものをさしたが,新王国時代になって太陽神の一人として神格化され,イクナートンの宗教改革によって,従来の国家神アメンにとって代わり,宇宙を創造し,その秩序を維持し,万物に生命を賦与する唯一絶対の神とされた。…

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