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Terms and Phrases

Akhenaten: An ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reigned during the 18th dynasty. He is best known for his religious reforms, placing the Aten, the god representing the disc of the sun, above all others.

Akhetaten/Amarna: The capital city of Akhenaten. It remained the capital for about 14 years. Following Akhenaten's death, his successors, including his son Tutankhamun, moved the capital back to Thebes.

Bastet: A goddess in Egypt, daughter of Ra in Egyptian mythology. Before 1000 BC, she was commonly depicted as a lioness and was a powerful warrior. However, from around 1000 BC onwards, she was also shown with a cat head, representing a tamer form. Bastet has her origins in the 2nd Dynasty.

Bubastis: An ancient city in the north of Egypt, whose ruins serve as the cult center of Bastet.

Videos on Akhenaten from a Religious Scholar Perspective

Lets Talk Religion (2020). The First Monotheistic Religion? - Akhenaten's Religion of Light. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=lets+talk+religion+akhenaten&oq=lets+talk+religion+akhenaten&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQABgKGIAEMgkIAhAAGAoYgAQyCQgDEAAYChiABDIJCAQQABgKGIAEMgkIBRAAGAoYgAQyCQgGEAAYChiABDIJCAcQABgKGIAEMgkICBAAGAoYgAQyCQgJEAAYChiABNIBCDUxODNqMGo0qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:eb64d1ab,vid:2d7UU3C50vE,st:0

Religion For Breakfast (2023). Akhenaten: The First Monotheist? Atenism. Retrieved from Akhenaten: The First Monotheist? | Atenism

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