Aton

deity sky ancient Egypt corroborated · 2

Aton is an Egyptian god who grants power to Mighty Adam. The wizard Shazam uses Aton's name as part of an acronym to grant powers.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested: 1350 BCE
Attested period: -1350 – 1994
Historical notes: Referenced in a 1994 DC Comics graphic novel.

Relationships

enemy of: Ammon
co occurs with: Amon, Set, Horus, Thoth, Shu, Mehen, Blaze, Zehuti, Heru, Re

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Black Adam

encyclopedia (1)

Ammon (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

peer reviewed

Source passages

“the stamina of Shu, the swiftness of Heru (Horus), the strength of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti (Thoth), the power of Aton, and the courage of Mehen”
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“Not even a henotheist fervently worshipping one of many gods, Amenophis IV... became the monotheist Akhenaton; discarding all the gods of Egypt, and especially persecuting Ammon the arch‑god, he devoted himself to the purer and more sublime worship of Aton, the sun.”
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