Theban Triad
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The Theban Triad is a prominent grouping of ancient Egyptian deities—typically Amun, Mut, and Khonsu—who were especially venerated in the city of Thebes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theban Triad canonical | 5 |
| Theban triad | 2 |
| Amun priesthood | 1 |
| the Theban triad | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity triad
ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Amun at Karnak
Temple of Khonsu ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Khonsu at Karnak
Temple of Mut ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Mut at Karnak
|
| childDeity | Khonsu ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| cultDevelopedFrom | local Theban Amun cult ⓘ |
| cultType |
local cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Theban tomb inscriptions
ⓘ
temple inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ temple inscriptions at Luxor ⓘ |
| fatherDeity | Amun ⓘ |
| festival |
Beautiful Festival of the Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Beautiful Feast of the Valley
Opet Festival ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
central to Theban religious identity
ⓘ
integrated into royal ideology ⓘ |
| hasIconographicFeature |
depicted together in temple reliefs
ⓘ
shown in processional barques ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Amun
ⓘ
Khonsu ⓘ Mut ⓘ |
| hasRole | family triad of gods ⓘ |
| hasStructure | father-mother-child ⓘ |
| influencedBy | rise of Thebes as political capital ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ protection of Thebes ⓘ royal legitimacy ⓘ |
| mainCultCenter |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| motherDeity | Mut ⓘ |
| patronOf | city of Thebes ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorDevelopment |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
19th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| worshippedBy |
inhabitants of Thebes
ⓘ
pharaohs of the New Kingdom ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings in temple precincts
ⓘ
oracular consultations of Amun ⓘ processional festivals between Karnak and Luxor ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amun priesthood
this entity surface form:
Theban triad
this entity surface form:
the Theban triad