Ra
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Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god, revered as a supreme creator deity and central figure in Pharaonic religion and mythology.
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
creator deity ⓘ solar deity ⓘ sun god ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal |
falcon
ⓘ
hawk ⓘ ram ⓘ scarab beetle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Heliopolis ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ life ⓘ light ⓘ maʿat ⓘ |
| associatedWithPharaoh | divine father of the pharaoh ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfPharaoh | Son of Ra ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
order
ⓘ
sky ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| epithet |
Amun-Ra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atum ⓘ
surface form:
Atum-Ra
Creator of All ⓘ Khepri ⓘ Lord of the Sky ⓘ Lord of the Sun ⓘ Ra-Horakhty ⓘ Re ⓘ Re-Atum ⓘ Re-Harakhty ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab
ⓘ
surface form:
Sun temples of Abu Ghurab
Temple of Ra at Heliopolis ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
falcon head
ⓘ
human body ⓘ sun disk on head ⓘ uraeus on sun disk ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| majorCenterOfCult | Heliopolis ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atum NERFINISHED ⓘ Horus ⓘ Khepri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | daily battle against Apep in the underworld ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
creator of gods and humans
ⓘ
ruler of the sky, earth, and underworld ⓘ traveler across the sky in a solar barque ⓘ traveler through the underworld at night ⓘ |
| opponent | Apep ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Geb
ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ Maat ⓘ Nut ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ Shu ⓘ Tefnut ⓘ |
| role |
creator of the world
ⓘ
king of the gods ⓘ supreme god ⓘ |
| symbol |
ankh
ⓘ
solar barque ⓘ sun disk ⓘ uraeus ⓘ was scepter ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant | Re ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
|
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.