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When this aspect was adopted into the Ennead (Heliopolitan theology) of Ancient Egypt, he became Ra-Heru-akhety (Ra-Horakhty), a combined god of Horus and Ra who represented the sun as it traveled across the sky (while Khepri and Atum represented the rising and setting suns respectively).
Definition. Ra-Horakhty is a composite deity in ancient Egyptian religion, merging the sun god Ra with Horus, the sky god. This figure embodies the sun at its zenith and represents the dawn and the horizon, symbolizing power and protection.
Ra ruled in all parts of the created world: the sky, the Earth, and the underworld. [5] He was believed to have ruled as the first pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. [6] He was the god of the sun, order, kings and the sky. Ra was portrayed as a falcon and shared characteristics with the sky-god Horus.
20 Μαΐ 2021 · Ra is the Egyptian word for 'sun'. As a solar deity, Ra embodied the power of the sun but was also thought to be the sun itself, envisioned as the great god riding in his barge across the heavens throughout the day and descending into the underworld at sunset.
12 Μαρ 2024 · Ra-Horakhty: In later periods of Egyptian history, Ra became closely associated with the god Horus, the falcon-headed god of kingship and the sky. Together, they were worshipped as Ra-Horakhty, the "Horizon of Ra," symbolizing the union of the sun at dawn and dusk.
3 Ιουν 2023 · The falcon’s head signifies that the god Ra shared some characteristics with an equally old and respected deity - Horus. The latter also had a falcon’s head, and was worshiped as the god of the skies and of kingship, and was seen as Egypt’s tutelary god.
Also known as the Sun God, Ra was a powerful deity and a central god of the Egyptian pantheon. The ancient Egyptians worshiped Ra more than any other god and pharaohs often connected themselves with Ra in their efforts to be seen as the earthly embodiment of the Sun God.
