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Aten. 2 connected concepts: Atenism (related to), Akhenaten (related to).

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Aten

Also known as: Aton

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Aten, also Aton, Atonu, or Itn was the focus of Atenism, the religious system formally established in ancient Egypt by the late Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten.

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Central deity and focus of the religious system
The Aten, represented as the solar disk, was the singular focus of worship in Atenism, replacing the traditional pantheon led by Amun.
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Central deity of the state-mandated monotheistic religion
Akhenaten elevated the Aten, the sun disk, to the status of the sole god, fundamentally altering Egyptian religious and social structures.
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