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Re, chemical symbolRe, symbol for the element rhenium rhenium (rē`nēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Re; at. no. 75; at. wt. 186.207; m.p. about 3,180°C;; b.p...... Click the link for more information. . Re, in Egyptian religionRe: see Ra Ra (rä) or Re..... Click the link for more information. , in Egyptian religion. Reor RaIn 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. Ra, Re the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent Re (chemistry)
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