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TIL that in ancient Egyptian religion, monotheism arose as the creator god Amun became part of a unified trinity with the gods Ptah and Re. "All gods are three: Amun, Re and Ptah, whom none equals. He who hides his name as Amun, he appears to the face as Re, his body is Ptah."

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