What Does Atum Mean

A primeval cosmic god, Atum is the sun god as creator, the substance from which all creation unfurled. He is the Lord of the Universe.

What did Atum look like?

Atum is usually depicted as a man with a beard, typically looking like a pharaoh. He wears a pschent, a double crown that combines both the white crown used in Upper Egypt and the red crown used in Lower Egypt. This symbolically combined all of Egypt into one nation ruled by Atum.

What is the difference between RA and Atum?

Atum-Ra (or Ra-Atum) was another composite deity formed from two completely separate deities; however, Ra shared more similarities with Atum than with Amun. Atum was more closely linked with the sun, and was also a creator god of the Ennead.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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