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.

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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