Egyptian mythology
Ra
The Supreme Solar Deity
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Parents
- Nun
- Group
- Ennead · Sky · Creation · Sun · Divine · Ruler · Aaru · Solar Barque · Judgment · Maat
- Appears in
- The Amduat: Ra and Osiris United · The Eye of Ra · Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle · Isis and the Secret Name of Ra · The Shipwrecked Sailor · The Destruction of Mankind
- Places
- Giza · Thebes · Heliopolis · Karnak · Nun · Mount Bakhu
- Objects
- Was Scepter · Ankh · Djed Pillar · Eye of Ra · Crook and Flail · Solar Barque
Listen to “The Amduat: Ra and Osiris United” in the app
Ra is the sun god and king of the gods, sailing the sky each day in his solar barque and passing through the underworld each night, where he battles the chaos-serpent Apophis before being reborn at dawn. Worshipped at Heliopolis, he created the first gods and ordered the cosmos. Pharaohs called themselves Sons of Ra, and he fused with other gods as Ra-Horakhty and Amun-Ra. He is shown falcon-headed crowned with the sun disk and coiled cobra. When humanity rebelled, he sent his fiery eye, the lioness Sekhmet, to punish them.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ra?
- Ra is the sun god and king of the gods, sailing the sky each day in his solar barque and passing through the underworld each night, where he battles the chaos-serpent Apophis before being reborn at dawn. Worshipped at Heliopolis, he created the first gods and ordered the cosmos.
- Which mythology does Ra belong to?
- Ra belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Ra appear in?
- Ra appears in The Amduat: Ra and Osiris United, The Eye of Ra, Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle, Isis and the Secret Name of Ra, The Shipwrecked Sailor, The Destruction of Mankind, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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