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RaRe-Horakhty - The Sun GodPantheon: Egyptian Element: Fire Sphere of Influence: Sun and Creativity Preferred colors: Red, Gold, Yellow, White Associated symbol: Snake circling the Sun Animals associated with: Snake , Hawk Best day to work with: Sunday Best time to work with: Noon Strongest around Litha Associated Planet: Sun |
Ra was often referred to as Re-Horakhty, meaning Re (is) Horus of the Horizon, referring to the god's character. In early Egyptian mythology he created the world. The rising sun was, for them, the symbol of creation. Re, in his form known as Atum, rose in the beginning of creation as a benben stone, an obelisk-like pillar. He then spit forth Shu and Tefnut, who became the first godly couple, and who respectively, symbolized air and moisture. To them, Geb and Nut, were born, symbolizing the earth and sky. Geb and Nut then brought forth two divine couples: Osiris & Isis, Seth & Nephthys. The daily cycle, of the sun rising, setting and rising again, symbolized renewal and thus Re was seen as the paramount force of creation and master of life. His closest ally is Ma'at, the embodiment of order and truth. | |
Additional Information on Ra from WikipediaInformation is unedited and uncheckedThis article is about the Egyptian god. In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Society Islands), Ra is an alternate spelling for Roua. Ra (Stargate)| Ra is also a character from the film Stargate (film)|Stargate. See RA for uses of the two-letter combination RA.Ra (sometimes spelled Re or Rah -- also Atum) is the Solar deity|sun-god of Heliopolis in ancient Egypt. From the fifth dynasty (ca. 2400 BC) onward he was combined with the Thebes, Egypt|Theban god Amon to become the foremost deity of the Egyptian pantheon. He remained paramount for centuries except for a brief suspension during the time of Akhenaten (1350-1334 BC) when direct and exclusive worship of Aten, the sun disk itself, was imposed on the kingdom of Egypt. In later times, he was associated with Heryshaf. He was also the father of Heget. Ra is a self-creating god, fashioning himself from Mehturt, a mound (see Ogdoad) that came from the waters of Nu, or a Water lily|lotus flower. He also created Shu (Egyptian deity)|Shu and Tefnut out of his semen or mucus, Hu and Sia from the blood from his penis and humanity from his tears. ||| The sun is either the entire body of Ra, or just his eye. In Heliopolis (the capital of his cult), Ra was worshipped as Atum (the setting sun), Re-Harachte ( Venus (planet)|Venus) and Khepri ("the rising sun"). He was later associated with Horus. Though Ra and Atum ("he who completes or perfects") were the same god, Atum was used in distinctive fashions. He was primarily the symbol of the setting sun and was also a substitute for Ra as the creator of Shu (Egyptian deity)|Shu and Tefnut from either masturbation|masturbatory semen, (perhaps via autofellatio) or mucus. Atum was himself created by Ptah in some mythologies. Atum was the father of Hike. Atum was the head of the Ennead and was represented by Mnewer, the black Cattle|bull. He was associated with the snake, lizard, beetle, mangust, lion, bull, and mongoose|ichneumon (mongoose). Ra traveled through the underworld every night in a ship, and was protected (such as from the monster Apep) by Set (god)| Set and Mehen. During this journey, he was known as Auf or Efu Ra. Hathor and Ra once argued, and she left Egypt. Ra quickly decided he missed her, but she changed into a cat that destroyed any man or god that approached. Thoth, disguised, eventually succeeds in convincing her to return. Amon-Ras identity with Zeus or Jupiter (god)| Jupiter was acknowledged by the Greeks and Romans. The Greeks even gave the name Diospolis, City of Zeus, to Thebes. He was also associated with the Phoenix. The symbols of Ra are a golden disk or the symbol ⊙ (Circle with a point at its centre), see Solar symbols. == Ra in modern fiction== In the Stargate movie and Stargate SG-1 TV series, Ra was an alien from the species called Goauld. See also: Khepri ==External links== * http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1326/ontology.html Autofellatio and Ontology This text is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License Agreement. The full text of this article is available for download here. (Ra) | |