Atenism

By Crusader1307

Dating to Ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty (15 BC) – ''Atenism'' was the first attempt to denounce The Pantheon of Egypt's Gods in favor of a single Deity. This ''Being'' was called ''Aten'' and was related to the ideology of Ra – or The ''Sun God''. The Sun was seen as the ''Giver of All Life'' throughout Egypt. Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, first introduced the idea (much to the dismay of His Priest), but it was Akhenaten who instituted sweeping reforms to Egypt's Religion. Removing all Gods and Goddesses (save some minor Ones needed for Funerary Rituals), He challenged The Priests and their long established beliefs. Upon Akenaten's demise, it was a young (and controlled) Tutankhamun who reversed The Aten System, in favor for the multi-deities of later Dynasties.