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'''Amenhotep IV''', or '''Akhenaten''' (sometimes written as '''Ikhnaton'''), was [[Pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from 1353 - 1336 [[B.C.]] as part of the 18th Dynasty.  He is famous for rejecting the traditional [[pagan]] gods of Egypt in favor of the sun, which he called [[Aton]].  He changed the capital from [[Thebes]] to Akhetaton (modern [[Amarna]]) to escape the influence of the priests of [[Ra]].
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'''Akhenaten''', or '''Amenhotep IV''', was [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from 1353 - 1336 [[B.C.]] as part of the 18th dynasty.  He is famous for rejecting the traditional [[pagan]] gods of Egypt in favor of the sun, which he called [[Aton]].  He changed the capital from [[Thebes]] to Akhetaton (modern [[Amarna]]) to escape the influence of the priests of [[Ra]].
    
Statues of him show an artistic form new in Egypt, including various deformities which have led some scholars to conclude he had [[Marfan's syndrome]] or [[Frolich’s syndrome]].  However, various courtiers were also depicted similarly.<ref name="AIG">John Ashton & David Down.  ''[http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/utp/akhenaten-and-nefertiti-the-beautiful Unwrapping the Pharaohs, chapter 21]'''</ref>
 
Statues of him show an artistic form new in Egypt, including various deformities which have led some scholars to conclude he had [[Marfan's syndrome]] or [[Frolich’s syndrome]].  However, various courtiers were also depicted similarly.<ref name="AIG">John Ashton & David Down.  ''[http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/utp/akhenaten-and-nefertiti-the-beautiful Unwrapping the Pharaohs, chapter 21]'''</ref>
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