Iunu

Japanese: Iunu
Iunu

…the Greek name of the center of ancient Egyptian sun god worship in the northeastern suburbs of Cairo. Its ancient Egyptian name was Iunu, and it corresponds to the Biblical place name On. The Heliopolitan theology, which regarded the sun god (Atum and Ra) as the creator god of the universe, also incorporated the Osiris myth and had a profound influence on Egyptian religious thought. The other great gods claimed the authority of the sun god and creator god by syncretizing with Ra, and it was also the source of Akhenaten's worship of the Aten.

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Japanese:

…カイロの北東郊外にある古代エジプトの太陽神信仰の中心地のギリシア名。古代エジプト名はイウヌウIunu,聖書地名のオンOnに相当する。太陽神(アトゥムおよびラー)を宇宙創造神とする〈ヘリオポリス神学〉は,オシリス神話をも取り込んでエジプトの宗教思想に深い影響を与え,他の大神はラーとの習合により太陽神,創造神の権威を主張し,イクナートンのアテン信仰の源泉ともなった。…

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