Theban Triad
{{Short description|Three most revered gods of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes}}
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The Theban Triad is a triad of Egyptian gods most popular in the area of Thebes, Egypt.
The triad
The group consisted of Amun, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu.{{cite book |last1=Wilkinson |first1=John Gardner |title=Modern Egypt and Thebes |date=2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-06510-8 |page=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibY0AAAAQBAJ |access-date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web|title=Amun and Amun-Re {{!}} The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt|author= Ed. Vincent Arieh Tobin|website= Oxford Biblical Studies Online|date=5 November 2020|url= http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/article/opr/t176/e0040}}
They were favored by both the 18th and 25th Dynasty. At the vast Karnak Temple Complex, these gods constituted the primary objects of worship. Other temples and shrines also exist throughout Egypt, such as the one at Deir el-Hagar, close to the Dakhla Oasis.{{cite web |title=Roman emperors |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt//chronology/roman2.html |website=www.ucl.ac.uk |access-date=10 December 2019 |date=2002}} Amenhotep I, the pharaoh who built Karnak, was often depicted amongst these gods.
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