1. Amon Kneph English I – Louise S. McGehee School 2004 (“Ammon”)

2. Powers Amon Kneph was the Egyptian deity of air and one of the eight creator deities. He had no mother or father and was born in secret. When he combined with Re, becoming Amon-Re, he was King of the gods. Before he was known as Amon-Re, he was unseen, therefore not well-known.

3. Physical Characteristics Once known as Amon- Re, he was depicted in human form wearing a headdress, and wore all of the symbols of supreme power. As Amon Kneph, he was seen with the head of a sacred ram. He usually had horns that curved downward, a characteristic common to rams in the Nile region. He was also commonly portrayed with wings. (“Ammon”) (Ellison)

4. Place of Importance Amon became the chief god of Thebes anytime during 1570-1085 BC. There were two major temples to him: one in Luxor and the other in Karnak. Thebes became a model for later constructed cities. (“Karnak Temple”)

5. The Nile Amon, as the force responsible for the wind, therefore was in charge of the flooding of the Nile. The annual Nile flood was necessary for the soil to be moistened and replenished for the next year. (Ions)

6. The Great Queen Hatshepsut Amon-Re played a large part in the myth of the Great Queen Hatshepsut. In the story, Amon-Re wanted to give Egypt a great ruler. So, with the help of Thoth, another god, he picked Ahmes, wife of Pharaoh Thutmose, to bear his daughter, Hatshepsut. Thoth and Amon-Re traveled to the palace, and Thoth placed a spell to put everyone in the palace other than Thutmose to sleep. Amon-Re went into Thutmose, and Thutmose then breathed Amon- Re’s breath of life into Ahmes and told her that she would bear Hatshepsut, a daughter who would unite Egypt. When Amon-Re blessed the baby, the Hathors wove her life story for Ahmes to see, and all of it came true. (“Egypt – Famous Pharaohs”) (“The Great Queen Hatshepsut”)

7. Amenhotep, which was a name used by four pharaohs in Egypt, means “Amen (Amon) is pleased.” (Ellison)

8. Works Cited “Amenhotep.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1992. “Ammon.” Encyclopedia Mythica. 14 January 2004. “Egypt – Famous Pharaohs.” Kidzworld. 14 January 2004 Ellison, Taylor Ray. “Amun and Amun-Re.” Tour Egypt. 2003. 14 January 2004. Ions, Veronica. Egyptian Mythology. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1982.

9. Works Cited “Karnak Temple.” Egyptian Monuments. 14 January 2004. Peck, Caroline N. “Amon.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1992. Sweet, R.F.G. “Amon.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1996. “The Great Queen Hatshepsut.” Egyptian Myths. 2 January 2004. 8 January 2004.