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Amun (other)
Amun (Amun-Ra, Amon, Ammon, Amen, Amoun, or Hammon) is an Egyptian god. Amun may also refer to: * Saint Amun, 4th-century Christian ascetic and founder of a monastic community in Egypt * Amun Abdullahi (born 1974), Somali-Swedish journalist and founder of a girls' school in Mogadishu, Somalia * 3554 Amun, a near-Earth asteroid * Amun (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Amun, a List of Twilight characters#Egyptian coven, character in the film series ''The Twilight Saga'' See also * * Amon (other) * Ammon (other) * Amoun, another name of the ascetic Ammonas * Aman (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amun
Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as ( Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → ( Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Amun was attested from the Old Kingdom together with his wife Amunet. With the 11th Dynasty ( 21st century BC), Amun rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Montu. After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I (16th century BC), Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra (alternatively spelled Amon-Ra or Amun-Re). Amun-Ra retained chief importance in the Egyptian pantheon throughout the New Kingdom (with the exception of the " Atenist heresy" under Akhenaten). Amun-Ra in this period (16th to 11th centuries BC) held the position of transcendental, self-created creator d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Amun
Ammon, Amun ( cop, Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ), Ammonas ( grc-gre, Ἀμμώνας), Amoun (), or Ammonius the Hermit (; el, Ἀμμώνιος) was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt. He was subsequently declared a saint. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Athanasius of Alexandria mentions him in his life of Anthony the Great. Life Pushed into marriage by his family at the age of 20, he managed to persuade his bride to take a vow of chastity together with him by the authority of Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians.Socr. ''Hist. Eccl.'' iv. 23 They lived together this way for 18 years, when at her wish, they parted, and he retired to Scetis and Nitria, to the south of Lake Mareotis, where he lived 22 years, visiting his sister-wife twice a year. She had founded a convent in her own house. He cooperated with Anthony and gathered his monks under his direct supervision, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amun Abdullahi
Amun Abdullahi or Amun Abdullahi Mohammed (born October 23, 1974) is a Somali-Swedish journalist and founder of a girls' school in Mogadishu, Somalia. Biography Amun Abdullahi grew up in Somalia and came in the 1990s to Sweden as a refugee. In Sweden, she lived first in Umeå, then Stockholm's Rinkeby district, and finally Kista, before moving back to Mogadishu, Somalia. In Stockholm, she worked for SR International, and made several high-profile reports broadcast on Sveriges Radio. Among other things, she revealed in 2009 that a leader of a youth center in Rinkeby recruited young people to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabab. She has been both physically and intellectually attacked and repeatedly threatened due to her work. She claims that Sweden is "more dangerous than Mogadishu" for a journalist who wants to tell the truth. Awards * 2010: Swedish Publicists' Association Freedom of Speech prize in memory of Anna Politkovskaya Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (;, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3554 Amun
3554 Amun is an M-type Aten asteroid (meaning it crosses Earth's orbit) and a Venus-crosser. It was discovered on 4 March 1986 by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Mount Palomar Observatory. Its estimated diameter is 3.341 kilometers, making it one of the smallest known M-type asteroids. Amun was the fifth Aten asteroid to be numbered. Amun was once considered metallic, based on its M-type spectrum. In ''Mining the Sky'', planetary scientist John S. Lewis John S. Lewis (born June 27, 1941) is a Professor Emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. His interests in the chemistry and formation of the Solar System and the economic development of space ... calculated the value of 3554 Amun at $20 trillion. (6178) 1986 DA is another M-type near-Earth asteroid with lower inclination that is actually metallic. Amun passes closest to Venus, and in 1964, 2034, and 2103 comes within 10 Gm of it. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amun (comics)
Anya Sofia Corazon is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, writer Fiona Avery, and artist Mark Brooks, and made her first appearance in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #1 (August 2004) under the pseudonym Araña and later in ''Young Allies'' #5 (October 2010) with the codename Spider-Girl. She is the Latina daughter of a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother. Publication history Anya Corazon was created by Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, writer Fiona Avery, and artist Mark Brooks, and is based on ideas J. Michael Straczynski used in his run on ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. Araña was the star of the resurrected ''Amazing Fantasy'' comic book in 2004. After her storyline ended in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #6, she appeared in her own twelve issue series ''Araña: The Heart of the Spider'', starting in March 2005 as part of Marvel Next. The character next appeared in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Twilight Characters
The following is a list of characters in the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books ''Twilight (Meyer novel), Twilight'', ''New Moon (novel), New Moon'', ''Eclipse (Meyer novel), Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn'', as well as The Twilight Saga (film series), ''The Twilight Saga'' film series Film adaptation, adaptations. Major characters Bella Swan Isabella Marie "Bella" Swan (later Bella Cullen) is the fictional character, fictional protagonist of the Twilight (novel series), ''Twilight'' series, written by Stephenie Meyer. The ''Twilight'' series is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view. In ''Twilight'', Bella moves to her father's home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of vampires. Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward's wishes. In the second novel, ''New Moon'', Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amon (other)
Amon may refer to: Mythology * Amun, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon-Ra * Aamon, a Goetic demon People Momonym * Amon of Judah ( 664– 640 BC), king of Judah Given name * Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), American publisher and art collector * Amon Göth (1908–1946), Austrian concentration camp commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II * Amon Saba Saakana (formerly Sebastian Clarke), British-Trinidadian writer, broadcaster and publisher * Amon-Ra St. Brown (born 1999), American football wide receiver * Amon Tobin (born 1972), Brazilian IDM producer Surname * Angelika Amon (1967–2020), Austrian-American molecular biologist * Chris Amon (1943–2016), New Zealand motor racing driver * Cristiano Amon (born 1970), Brazilian-American manager * Cristina Amon, Uruguyan-born American scientist and academic * Johann Andreas Amon (1763–1825), German composer * Morissette (singer) (born 1996), Filipina singer-songwriter Music * Amon, ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammon (other)
Ammon was an ancient Canaanite nation. Ammon may also refer to: Places * Ammon, New Brunswick, a community in Canada * Ammon, Idaho, a city in the US * Ammon, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the US * Ammon, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US * Ammon Ford, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the US People Given name * Ammon, bishop of Elearchia ( 4th-5th century) * Ammon, bishop of Hadrianopolis ( 400AD) * Ammon (Book of Mormon explorer), descendant of Zarahemla in the ''Book of Mormon'' * Ammon (Book of Mormon missionary), son of Mosiah II in the ''Book of Mormon'' * Ammon (geometer) ( 3rd century), ancient Roman mathematician * Saint Amun ( 4th century), a Christian saint also known as Ammon * The Egyptian god Amun of the same name, also sometimes spelled Ammon * Ammon, son of Lot (Bible) * Ammon, a character in the 1981 film '' Clash of the Titans'' and its 2010 remake * Ammon Hennacy (1893-1970), an American pacifist * Ammon Wrigley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammonas
Ammon, Amun ( cop, Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ), Ammonas ( grc-gre, Ἀμμώνας), Amoun (), or Ammonius the Hermit (; el, Ἀμμώνιος) was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt. He was subsequently declared a saint. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Athanasius of Alexandria mentions him in his life of Anthony the Great. Life Pushed into marriage by his family at the age of 20, he managed to persuade his bride to take a vow of chastity together with him by the authority of Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians.Socr. ''Hist. Eccl.'' iv. 23 They lived together this way for 18 years, when at her wish, they parted, and he retired to Scetis and Nitria, to the south of Lake Mareotis, where he lived 22 years, visiting his sister-wife twice a year. She had founded a convent in her own house. He cooperated with Anthony and gathered his monks under his direct supervision, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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