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Ra

Ra

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An ancient Egyptian sun god often shown with a hawk's head
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • The blessings of the god Amun-Ra be upon you, Great Prince.
  • the sun god Ra

The ruler of Macedon was now also Pharaoh of Egypt, God and king all at once, son of RA and Osiris, Horus, the Golden One, beloved of Amen.

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Examples

  • She was a daughter of Ra, who is the Egyptian sun god.

    Cross (2011)

  • -Honey, Ra was the ancient representation of the sun.

    Riddles of the Sphinx (2008)

  • The sun illumined the pale disks of his eyes; he had turned himself into Ra.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Night was the time of coolness, when Ra's solar bark vanished into the underworld.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The ruler of Macedon was now also Pharaoh of Egypt, God and king all at once, son of RA and Osiris, Horus, the Golden One, beloved of Amen.

    Kings and Generals

  • In ancient Egypt, Ra was worshipped as the sun god, often depicted with a hawk's head.

  • As the king of the gods, Ra was later merged with Amen to become Amen-Ra.

  • The mighty god Ra symbolizes light and life in Egyptian mythology.

Synonyms

Re
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An ancient Egyptian sun god who travels across the sky

is the original single sun god before later merger with another deity
Amen-Ra
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A chief Egyptian god made by joining Amun and Ra and worshipped as the sun god

is the earlier independent sun god rather than the merged supreme figure
Amun Ra
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  • Literature
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An Egyptian sun god formed by joining Amun and Ra, worshipped as the main god in Thebes

is the earlier independent sun god rather than the merged form
Amon-Ra
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A powerful ancient Egyptian sun god seen as creator and ruler of the gods

is the original single sun god before becoming part of that merged worship

Compounds

Amun Ra
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An Egyptian sun god formed by joining Amun and Ra, worshipped as the main god in Thebes

Amen-Ra
  • Literature
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A chief Egyptian god made by joining Amun and Ra and worshipped as the sun god

Eye of Ra
  • Literature
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A powerful sun goddess in ancient Egypt who appears as a lioness and protects or destroys

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ra is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god and comes from an old Egyptian word that meant the 'sun', which is why he was seen as the creator and giver of life. So when you read about Ra, think 'sun' to remember his role.