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Mythology

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Amun Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as ( Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → ( Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egypt ...
, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon-Ra *
Aamon Aamon (also known as Amon and Nahum), in demonology, is a Grand Marquis of Hell who governs 40 infernal legions, and the 7th spirit of the Goetia. He is the demon of life and reproduction. Description The names Aamon and Amon come from the god ...
, a Goetic demon


People


Momonym

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Amon of Judah Amon of Judah ''’Āmōn''; el, Αμων; la, Amon was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account, succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah. Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year ...
( 664– 640 BC), king of Judah


Given name

* Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), American publisher and art collector *
Amon Göth Amon Leopold Göth (; alternative spelling ''Goeth''; 11 December 1908 – 13 September 1946) was an Austrian SS functionary and war criminal. He served as the commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in Germa ...
(1908–1946), Austrian concentration camp commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II * Amon Saba Saakana (formerly Sebastian Clarke), British-Trinidadian writer, broadcaster and publisher *
Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra Julian Heru J. St. Brown (born October 24, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC Trojans football, USC and was drafted by the Lions in ...
(born 1999), American football wide receiver *
Amon Tobin Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin (), is a Brazilian electronic musician, composer and producer. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released eight ...
(born 1972), Brazilian IDM producer


Surname

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Angelika Amon Angelika Amon (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massach ...
(1967–2020), Austrian-American molecular biologist *
Chris Amon Christopher Arthur Amon (20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand ...
(1943–2016), New Zealand motor racing driver *
Cristiano Amon Cristiano R. Amon (born 1970) is a Brazilian electronics engineer and the CEO of Qualcomm in San Diego, California, US.Patrick McGee''Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon: You have to bet the company''.Financial Times (ft.com), 23 January 2022. Retriev ...
(born 1970), Brazilian-American manager *
Cristina Amon Cristina H. Amon is a mechanical engineer, academic administrator and was the 13th dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. She was the Faculty's first female dean. Prior to her appointment at the University ...
, Uruguyan-born American scientist and academic *
Johann Andreas Amon Johann Andreas Amon (1763 – March 29, 1825) was a German virtuoso guitarist, horn player, violist, conductor and composer. Amon composed around eighty works, including symphonies, concerti, sonatas, and songs. He also wrote two masses, vario ...
(1763–1825), German composer *
Morissette (singer) Johanne Morissette Daug Amon-Lamar ( ; born June 2, 1996), known professionally as Morissette and frequently also referred to as Morissette Amon, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, producer and former actress. She first rose to prominence when ...
(born 1996), Filipina singer-songwriter


Music

* Amon, original name of the band Deicide * Amon, the house in the storyline of the King Diamond album ''
Them Them or THEM, a third-person plural accusative personal pronoun, may refer to: Books * ''Them'' (novel), 3rd volume (1969) in American Joyce Carol Oates' ''Wonderland Quartet'' * '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'', 2003 non-fiction by Wels ...
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Amon Amarth Amon Amarth () is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Their lyrics mostly deal with Viking mythology an ...
, Swedish melodic death metal band


Fictional characters and places

* Amon (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Amon (''The Legend of Korra'') * Amon (''StarCraft'') * Amon (''Witch Hunter Robin''), in the ''Witch Hunter Robin'' anime * Amon, a character in the anime ''
Amon Saga is an anime OVA released in 1986. The character and conceptual art was contributed by Yoshitaka Amano. It was released by Manga Entertainment Manga Entertainment was a producer, licensee, and distributor of anime in the United States an ...
'' * Amon, in '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' * Amon, in ''
Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called " Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to batt ...
'' and ''Devilman Crybaby'' * Amon, a non-playable character in the ''Lufia'' videogames; see * Amon, in the manga and anime series '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' * Amon, in the game series ''Megami Tensei''; see '' Shin Megami Tensei If...'' * Amon, in the game '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' * Amon Ad Raza, in '' Warmachine'' * Amon Amarth, another name for ''Mount Doom'' which means "Mountain of Fate" * Amon County, Ohio, the location of a cult in Netflix Series '' Devil in Ohio''. * Amon Garam, the Japanese name of
Adrian Gecko This is the list of characters in the '' Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' animated series. The official English anime and the English manga by VIZ Media have changed character names. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of the series. He is described as an ...
, in the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Amon Koutarou, a character in the ''Tokyo Ghoul'' manga series * Amon Sur, an alien supervillain from DC Universe. *
Amon Tomaz Osiris (Amon Tomaz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. This version of the character was a contemporary to Captain Marvel Jr., with a connection to the character Black Adam. Amon Tomaz was a youth who was br ...
, an alternate name of Osiris, in the DC Comics universe


Other uses

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Amon (Formula One team) Chris Amon Racing, also known simply as Amon, was a Formula One team established by New Zealand driver Chris Amon. It competed as a privateer team in the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, then as a constructor in its own right in the 1974 Formula One seas ...
, also known as Chris Amon Racing * ''
Amon Saga is an anime OVA released in 1986. The character and conceptual art was contributed by Yoshitaka Amano. It was released by Manga Entertainment Manga Entertainment was a producer, licensee, and distributor of anime in the United States an ...
'', a 1986 anime film


See also

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Aman (disambiguation) Aman may refer to:Poli People First names * Aman Hambleton (born 1992), Canadian chess grandmaster * Aman Hayer (born 1979), Bhangra musician * Aman Verma (actor) (born 1971), Indian actor Surnames * Mohammed Aman (born 1994), Ethiopian mid ...
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Amman (disambiguation) Amman is the capital and largest city in Jordan. Amman may also refer to: * Amman (Spokane, Washington), a building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places * Amman (surname) * ''Amman'' (TV series), a 2020 Indian Tamil-language t ...
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Ammann (disambiguation) Ammann is a surname of German origin which is an alternative spelling of Amtmann or Amman, an historical kind of bailiff. Notable people with the surname include: *Alberto Ammann, Argentine actor *Daniel Ammann, Swiss author and journalist (born 19 ...
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Ammon (disambiguation) Ammon was an ancient Canaanite nation. Ammon may also refer to: Places * Ammon, New Brunswick, a community in Canada * Ammon, Idaho, a city in the US * Ammon, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the US * Ammon, Virginia, an unincorpora ...
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