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  • Ra the sun god
  • Ra god wife
  • Sun worship religion

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    Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement 9781400882762

    Table of contents :
    Cover
    Title
    Copyright
    Contents
    INTRODUCTION
    INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION
    ABBREVIATIONS
    I. MYTHS, EPICS, AND LEGENDS
    EGYPTIAN MYTHS, TALES, AND MORTUARY TEXTS
    Creation and Myths of Origins
    The Creation by Atum
    Another utgåva of the Creation by Atum
    The Theology of Memphis
    The Repulsing of the Dragon and the Creation
    All Men Created Equal in Opportunity
    Thebes as the Place of Creation
    The Assignment of Functions to Thoth
    The Primeval Establishment of Order
    The Mythological Origin of Certain Unclean Animals
    Deliverance of Mankind from Destruction
    Heroic Tales—Exploits of Gods and Human Beings
    The Repulsing of the Dragon
    The God and His Unknown Name of Power
    The Contest of Horus and Seth for the Rule
    Astarte and the Tribute of the Sea
    The Story of Si-nuhe
    The Taking of Joppa
    The Story of Two Brothers
    The Journey of Wen-Amon to Phoenicia
    The Legend o

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    Ra

    Ancient Egyptian solar deity

    This article fryst vatten about the Egyptian deity. For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation).

    Ra

    In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the Sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside the Uraeus resting on his head.

    Name in hieroglyphs
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    Major cult centerHeliopolis but was worshipped everywhere in Ancient Egypt.
    SymbolSun Disk
    ParentsNone (most accounts)
    Khnum and Neith (alternative sources)
    Hathor (In the cycle of rebirth) Mehet-Weret (some accounts)
    SiblingsApep, Sobek and Serket (as son of Khnum and Neith)
    ConsortHathor, Sekhmet, Bastet, Satet (in some myths)
    OffspringShu, Tefnut, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mafdet, Bastet, Satet, Anhur, Ma'at, Mut, Anat, Qetesh
    GreekHelios[1]

    Ra (;[2]Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ; also transliterated rꜥw, pronounced[ˈɾiːʕuw]ⓘ; cuneiform: 𒊑𒀀ri-a or 𒊑𒅀ri-ia;[3]Phoenician: 𐤓𐤏,[4&#

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    Solar deity

    Sky deity who represents the Sun

    "Sun god" and "Sun goddess" redirect here. For other uses, see Sun god (disambiguation).

    A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. The Sun is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Sol or by its Greek name Helios. The English word sun derives from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.[1]

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    Predynasty Egyptian beliefs attribute Atum as the Sun god and Horus as a god of the sky and Sun. As the Old Kingdomtheocracy gained influence, early beliefs were incorporated into the expanding popularity of Ra and the Osiris-Horus mythology. Atum became Ra-Atum, the rays of the setting Sun. Osiris became the divine heir to Atum's power on Earth and passed his divine authority to his son, Horus.[2] Other early Egypti