Akhenaten is a minor character in Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, and is also Tutankhamen's older brother.
Biography[]
Luxor Palace[]
Not much is known about the real Akhenaten's life other than that he was the brother of Tutankhamen. His life energy was used by the dark god Set to take on his shape in an attempt to take over Luxor by impersonating Akhenaten. It is believed that the real Akhenaten was murdered in a similar fashion to Tutankhamen.
Set and his advisor, Menes, raided the Treasure Room of the Luxor Palace and escaped to gather troops. Tutankhamen walked in on the secret meeting, and was taken to a chamber in the Mysterious Location and mummified shortly before Sphinx could stop it.
When Sphinx destroyed the giant magical device anchoring the ceremony, Set, Menes, and the mummified remains of Tutankhamen were sucked through a vortex into the Castle of Uruk.
To gain power in Luxor, Set used the Akhenaten shape to explain to the inhabitants of Luxor Palace that Tutankhamen had died in an accident. It is rumored that he later married his brother's fiancée, Nefertiti.
Traits and Appearance[]
Akhenaten was almost always jealous of Tutankhamen, as his birthdays were always bigger events than Akhenaten's. He wore a blue tunic and headdress, and seemed to always wear a scowl on his face.
However, given that Akhenaten was in fact a disguise of Set, his true personality (if it differs from the one portrayed by Set at all), is unknown.
Connection with Ancient Egypt[]
In history, Akhenaten, originally known as Prince Amenhotep and later known as Echnaton or Akhenaton, was a Pharaoh who ruled in the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He was the husband of Nefertiti, and was likely the father of Tutankhamen. He is notable for introducing Atenism, a monotheistic religion centred around the worship of Aten, who was an aspect of Ra and was depicted as a sun disk. While this was Egypt's state religion for approximately two decades, the traditional religion was reintroduced when Tutankhamen succeeded to the throne. After Akhenaten's death, his name was removed from future lists of rulers, and monuments of him and his religion were destroyed. Most of what is known today about Akhenaten and Atenism is from the archaeological site of Amarna, which was the capital city during his reign. In 1907, a mummy from tomb KV55 was genetically tested and found to be Tutankhamen's father, but it has since been questioned whether the mummy was actually Akhenaten or someone else entirely.
Trivia[]
- Since Set took the form of Akhenaten, it is unknown what happened to the real Akhenaten, but since Set seemed to require the draining of a person's life force to take their shape, it is theorised by fans that he is dead.
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PCs | Sphinx | Tutankhamen |
Bosses | Apocalypse | Geb Queen | Pharaoh Spider | Set (True Form) |
Roaming NPCs | Bas-Ket | Beggar Hippie | Horus | Imhotep | Khonsu | Menes | Osiris | Set |
Abydos NPCs | Abydos Guards | Big Hat Man | Entertained Woman | Gauntlet Man | Jewel Inspector | Juggler | Kemmet | Mayor of Abydos | Mayor's Advisors | Monster Inspector | Montu | Paneb | Pearl Man | Physician | Sorkon | Tefnut |
Heliopolis NPCs | Anubis | Athlete | Ben-Ben | Chihuahua Woman | Cursed Farmer | Farmer | Fortune Teller | Gebel | Ketta | Khufu | Monster Collector | Nomad | Pharaoh of Heliopolis | Pharaoh's Guards | Pharaoh's Wife | Scribe | Sekhmet | Shetta | Urbain |
Luxor NPCs | Akhenaten | Banquet Overseer | Captain of the Guard | Maid | Nefertiti | Palace Guards | Seti |
Uruk NPCs | Khensu | Ra | Sobek | Urukite Captain |