Ra

Egyptian Mythology

Ra, also called Re, was the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion and was primarily identified with the noon-day Sun. He ruled the sky, Earth and Duat, and was associated with order, kings and the sky. Ra was portrayed as a falcon and was sometimes merged with Horus as Ra-Horakhty or with Amun as Amun-Ra.

Role: Ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun
Depiction: Portrayed as a falcon
Major syncretic forms: Ra-Horakhty and Amun-Ra

Sources and credits

Article: Ra (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q1252904
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