Amon
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Amon can refer to:
Fictional characters/places named Amon include:
- AmunAmunAmun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon Ra - Amon (demon), a Goetic demon
- Amon (Formula One team)Amon (Formula One team)Amon , was a Formula One team that competed in 1974.Fresh from the 1973 disaster at Tecno, but encouraged by the potential of the undeveloped Gordon Fowell chassis,driver Chris Amon tried running his own F1 car in 1974...
- Former name of the band DeicideDeicide (band)Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
- Amon of JudahAmon of JudahAmon was the king of Judah who succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah on the throne according to the Bible. His mother was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. He was married to Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath....
, king of Judah and son of Manasseh - Chris AmonChris AmonChristopher Arthur Amon MBE is a former motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One - racing in the 1960s and 1970s - and is widely regarded to be one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand Prix...
, former Formula One driver and considered one of the unluckiest men in the sport, won the 24 Hours Le Mans race in 1966 - Amon AkilbaevAmon AkilbaevAmon Akilbaev is a painter from the Chinese city of Chuguchak . Fleeing Mao Zedong's persecution, his parents moved to Tashkent, the capital of then-Soviet Uzbekistan in 1962, when Amon was six.-Education:...
- Amon GöthAmon GöthAmon Leopold Göth was an Austrian Nazi and the commandant of the Nazi concentration camp at Płaszów, General Government...
, a commandant in the Nazi SS during World War II - Amon TobinAmon TobinAmon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
, a Brazilian DJ - Amon AmarthAmon AmarthAmon Amarth is a Swedish viking metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992, and takes its name from the Sindarin translation of Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström...
, a melodic death metal band - Amon DüülAmon Düül-External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
& Amon Düül IIAmon Düül II-Studio Albums:-Live Albums:-Compilations:-Singles:-External links:*...
, a pair German KrautrockKrautrockKrautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
bands.
Fictional characters/places named Amon include:
- One of the four Sinistrals, evil gods and main villains of the Lufia series of videogames
- Amon (Witch Hunter Robin), a character from the Witch Hunter Robin anime
- Amon Tomaz, a fictional superhero
- One of three demon gods in the game Shadow Hearts Covenant; also the second most powerful transformation in both Shadow HeartsShadow Heartsis a series of role playing games for the PlayStation 2. The original Shadow Hearts was developed by Sacnoth and released by Midway in the United States on December 11, 2001. The sequel, Shadow Hearts: Covenant , was also made by the same group, although Sacnoth reformed itself into a company...
and Shadow Hearts Covenant - The demon that becomes Devilman when fused with Akira in the manga and anime series DevilmanDevilmanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen...
- The house in which the events of the King Diamond album ThemThem (King Diamond album)-Remaster bonus tracks:-Personnel:*King Diamond - Vocals, Keyboards*Andy LaRocque - Guitar*Pete Blakk - Guitar*Hal Patino - Bass*Mikkey Dee - Drums...
take place - In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Amon is the Sindarin word for hill and forms the prefix of many places such as Amon Hen and Amon AmarthAmon AmarthAmon Amarth is a Swedish viking metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992, and takes its name from the Sindarin translation of Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The band comprises vocalist Johan Hegg, guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg, bassist Ted Lundström...
- Amon Garam, the Japanese name of Adrian Gecko, a character from the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- One of the former names used by American death metal band DeicideDeicide (band)Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
See also
- AmanAman-External links:*...
- Amman (disambiguation)Amman (disambiguation)Amman can mean:* the capital and largest city in Jordan* an alternative spelling of amtmann or ammann, an historical kind of bailiffAmman may also refer to:...
- Ammann (disambiguation)
- Ammon (disambiguation)Ammon (disambiguation)Ammon may refer to:* Ammon, an ancient Canaanite nation* the Greek name of Amun, originally an Egyptian / Berber deity* Ammon's horn, a part of the hippocampus Ammon may refer to:* Ammon, an ancient Canaanite nation* the Greek name of Amun, originally an Egyptian / Berber deity* Ammon's horn, a...