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Ra, in Egyptian religion

Ra (rä) or Re (rā), in Egyptian religion, sun god, one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. Ra was chief of the cosmic deities and was sometimes called the creator and father of all things. Early Egyptian kings alleged descent from him and added his name to their own royal titles. Ra had several manifestations, the most common being those of the hawk and the lion. He was depicted as sailing across the sky in a celestial barge during the day and battling the forces of evil and darkness by night. Various other Egyptian gods were frequently identified with him, such as Amon and Atum.

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Ra, chemical symbol

Ra, symbol for the element radium.

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Re

 or Ra

In ancient Egyptian religion, the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail across the sky in his solar bark and at night to travel in another bark through the underworld, where he had to vanquish a serpent before he could be born again. As the creator, he rose from the ocean of chaos, creating himself and then engendering eight other gods. From the 4th dynasty, kings held the title Son of Re, and Re later became part of the throne name they adopted at accession and was appended to the names of such gods as Amon and Sebek.

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Ra, Re

the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent

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Ra

(chemistry)

radium

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Ra

personification of the sun. [Egypt. Myth.: Parrinder, 235]

See : Sun