What is Aten?
[[Image:Aten.svg|200px|thumb|Aten]] [[Image:La salle dAkhenaton (1356-1340 av J.C.) (Musée du Caire) (2076972086).jpg|200px|thumb|Pharaoh [[Akhenaten]] and his family adoring the Aten]] {{Hiero|Aten|<hiero>i-t:n-N5</hiero>|align=right|era=Egypt}} '''Aten''' is the disk of the [[Sun]] in ancient [[Egyptian mythology]], and an aspect of the Sun-god [[Ra]]. Aten was pictured as a [[sun]] with rays that ended in hands. The deified Aten is the focus of the [[monotheism|monotheistic]] [[religion]] of [[Atenism]] established by [[Amenhotep IV]], who later took the name [[Akhenaten]] in worship and recognition of the Aten. In his poem ''[[Great Hymn to the Aten]]'', Akhenaten praises Aten as the creator, and giver of life. Akhenaten was the first person to attempt to make a monotheistic religion. The worship of Aten was eradicated by [[Horemheb]]. == References == {{Wikisource|Great Hymn to Aten}} {{reflist}} *Collier, Mark and Manley, Bill. ''How to read Egyptian hieroglyphs''. 2nd ed, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. {{Ancient Egyptian religion footer}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Egyptian gods and goddesses]]