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First came Re in the Second Dynasty. **Re was named the God of Sun. The God of Sun was the most important God.** Second came Amen, God of air. When Re was defeated, he was reunited with the God Amen. Together they formed Amen-Re, God of Sun. What happened in-between it all? What happened when Re was worshipped and what made him lose his power?

Re came to power in the second Dynasty. **Dynasty: a line of hereditary rulers of a country**. Re was the God of Sun. He was the first God to receive Royal approval and general acceptance. By the Fifth dynasty, Re became chief God. The king Senakhtenre Tao took the epithet (name on the tombstone) “Son of Re” and it was believed that after death, the king alone joined his father Re in the heavens. Re’s worship was replaced by Osiris in the Middle Kingdom, but Re was retained with his official power. In the new kingdom, Re was united with the new state God Amen, under the name Amen Re.

Amenemhat or Amen was God of Wind and Air. Amen’s name meant the “hidden one”. Amen’s symbolizes a ram. Amen had a daughter, Mutt, and she was Goddess of Chons. Chons is a class of fish that includes a cartilaginous skeleton. The pharaoh Amenthope IV wanted his people to worship Amen only and no other God. When Amenthope died, his people began worshipping all Gods again. Amen was very popular. Thebes, a city in Greece, had two main temples in honor of Amen. One was Karnak and the other was at Luxor.

Amen-Re was God of sun. Amen-Re was Amen and Re under the name Amen-Re. Amen-Re was made the Supreme God of the entire realm of King of the Gods. Amen-Re replaced the war God Montu. Nubia and Kush, “the land of gold”, worshipped Amen-Re. Amen-Re was identified by his signature pose with his left leg out and right hand placed over his heart. The most popular and rich God was Amen-Re. Re, God of Sun, was worshipped for a long time until he was replaced by Osiris. Soon he was reunited with Amen, God of Air and Wind. They then became Amen-Re, God of Sun, and that is the story Amen-Re.

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