Amunet - Citizendia

For the Stargate character, see Amonet (Stargate). Stargate refers to the Science fiction Media franchise owned by MGM that began in 1994 with the Feature film Stargate This is a list of the Goa'uld characters that have appeared so far in Stargate, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis.

Amunet
in hieroglyphs

In Egyptian mythology, Amunet (also spelled Amonet, Amaunet, Amentet, Amentit, Imentet, Imentit, and Ament) was the female form of the original deity, Amun who was without a gender since it was a concept. Egyptian hieroglyphs (ˈhaɪərəʊɡlɪf from Greek grc-Grek ἱερογλύφος " sacred carving " also hieroglyphic = grc-Grek Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων Amun/Amunet originally were the aspects of the primordial concept of air, in the Ogdoad cosmogony. In traditional cultures air is often seen as a universal power or pure substance In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Greek "οκτάδα" the number eight were eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis during what is called the Old Of the name for primordial air meaning, (one who) is hidden, the male aspect is Amun, and the female aspect is Amunet. As with all females in the Ogdoad, Amunet was depicted either as a cobra snake or as a snake-headed woman. Cobras ( are venomous Snakes of the family Elapidae, of several genera, but particularly Naja. A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. The male deities in the Ogdoad were generally depicted with the head of a frog. In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Greek "οκτάδα" the number eight were eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis during what is called the Old This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating.

When Amun became regarded with greater importance, and his identity increasingly overlapped with that of Atum, Amaunet, as the female aspect, became increasingly identified with Iusaaset, Atum's shadow. Atum (alternatively spelled Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an important Deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred Atum (alternatively spelled Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an important Deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred By becoming identified as Iusaaset, Amunet was regarded as the mother of creation and she was seen as owning the tree from which all life emerged and returned, the tree of life, an acacia tree said to reside on the desert's edge. A tree of life is a mystical concept a Metaphor for common descent or a Motif in various world theologies and philosophies. Acacia is a Genus of Shrubs and Trees belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Iusaaset was seen as the mother and grandmother of the gods. The strength, hardiness, medical properties, and edibility, lead the acacia tree to be considered the tree of life, and thus the oldest, which was situated close to, and north of, Heliopolis, was said to be the birthplace of all of the gods. Thus, as the mother, and grandmother, of the gods, Iusaaset was said to own this tree.

Amaunet was said to be the mother who is father, implying that she is a creator goddess, who needed no male to procreate, reproducing asexually through parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis (from the Greek παρθένος parthenos, "virgin" + γένεσις genesis, "creation" is an asexual form The Egyptians thought that animals without sexual dimorphism, such as snakes, were all female. Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different Sex in the same Species.

As Amun was increasingly identified as a significant deity, rather than a mere concept, so Amunet increasingly became identified as a distinct female goddess, and eventually Amun became identified as her husband. As Amunet continued to be identified as the goddess of air, she was sometimes depicted as a winged goddess, or as a woman with a hawk, or ostrich feather, on her head. The term hawk can be used in several ways In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the Species in the Subfamily The Ostrich ( Struthio camelus) is a large Flightless bird native to Africa (and formerly the Middle East) Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering or Plumage, on Birds They are considered the most complex integumentary structures

When Amunet later was displaced as Amun's consort by Mut, she was said, as representing the air, to have become associated with Iah, the moon itself, and was depicted in association with him on tombs, coffins, and sarcophaguses. Mut, which means mother, was an Ancient Egyptian Mother goddess with multiple aspects that changed over the thousands of years of the culture A sarcophagus is a Funeral receptacle for a Corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone

The similar name Amentet or Imentit was sometimes used to refer to the underworld, and this goddess provided a welcome to the newly dead, since the tree she was associated with, was said to be near Heliopolis, the place where bread was provided for the surrounding population, during winter. In Egyptian mythology, Duat (or Tuat (also called Akert, Amenthes, or Neter-khertet) is the Underworld. Heliopolis (or On) ( Greek: or) meaning sun-city was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome

She also is depicted with one of the hieroglyphs for the concept "West" on her head, on which the hawk or ostrich feather rest. Hieroglyph ( Greek grc-Grek ἱερογλύφος " sacred carving " or hieroglyphics ( = grc-Grek τὰ ἱερογλυφικά This article refers to the cardinal direction for other uses see West (disambiguation. Her name means "She of the West", as she is regarded as a personification of the direction West. This article refers to the cardinal direction for other uses see West (disambiguation. References to the west also relate to the place where the dead enter the underworld, relating to her role as a funerary goddess.

See also