Aten

The Aten gained prominence during the reign of Akhenaten. The heretic king made an effort it seems, to until all peoples of Egypt under one god. He abolished the traditional cults of Egypt and replaced them with the Aten. Unfortuneately for Akhenaten, the Egyptians did not wish to be united in this fashion. The king considered the Aten to be the creative force in the universe and the only god worthy of his worship.

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