Ammon

[ am-uh n ]

/ ˈæm ən /

the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.

the ancient country of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River.

Example sentences from the Web for ammon

Brother Ammon M. Tenney had visited this people three years ago and had made friends in the place.

Wilford Woodruff |Matthias F. Cowley
Moab was more exposed to the inroads of its nomadic neighbours from the wilderness than its sister-kingdom of Ammon.

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations |Archibald Sayce
No wonder Ammon strode the streets confident that his creature would never betray him.

True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office |Arthur Train
Moab and Ammon went on worshipping their own gods, enemies of Israel to the last.

Judges and Ruth |Robert A. Watson

He came over to Allegheny to the telegraph office, and asked some man outside where Mr. Ammon was, and he said inside the office.

Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 |Various

Ammon ¹

/ (ˈæmən) /

Old Testament the ancestor of the Ammonites

Ammon ²

/ (ˈæmən) /

myth the classical name of the Egyptian god Amen, identified by the Greeks with Zeus and by the Romans with Jupiter