Amunet
/ˈɑː.mə.nɛt/noun
Amunet is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with hiddenness and one of the primordial deities of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad.
Did you know?Amunet was the feminine counterpart of Amun in the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, a primordial group symbolizing the hidden forces existing before creation.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Kingdom or earlier
Egyptian
ỉmnt
“The hidden one; a feminine form related to the name Amun, “the hidden one.””
Middle Kingdom
Egyptian
Amaunet
“A goddess of hiddenness and a female member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad.”
Ptolemaic Period
Greek
Ἀμαυνίς (Amaunis)
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian goddess’s name.”
Late Antiquity
Greek/Latin
Amunet
“Scholarly transliteration of the Egyptian divine name.”
Modern English
English
Amunet
“The conventional English form used for the ancient Egyptian goddess.”