(the mysterious), an Egyptian divinity, whose name occurs in that of No-amon. (Nahum 3:8) Amen was one of the eight gods of the first order and chief of the triad of Thebes. He was worshipped at that city as Amen-Ra, or "Amen the Sun."
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Amon, or Amen
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.