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AMULET The wife of Amun in the creation myth of the OGDOAD. Amunet and her husband represented “hiddenness.” Mythology tells us that Amunet and Amun resided in the darkness and chaos of the primordial water. Amunet is a symbol of protection and one of the creation goddesses. Her rituals were related to the pharaoh’s jubilee festival, and during the later Greek domination of Egypt (332–32 B.c.), she is shown nurturing the king during his coronation ceremony. Amunet is sometimes shown as a goddess wearing a crown of Lower Egypt. Her place of importance was largely taken over by MuT, Amun’s wife during the New Kingdom (1550–1069 Bc.). However, there is a statue of Amunet in Karnak Temple.
