The Mighty Ra ...
- Also known as Re.
- Sun god of Heliopolis whose other forms are Atum and Khepri.
- Depicted as a falcon with a sun disc on his head.
- When passing in the Underworld he has the head of an old man or as a ram-headed God.
- The Sun crossing the sky was thought to be his eye, or his body.
- As Atum-Re, he is the creator God, endowed with many live-giving properties.
- Said to have created humankind from his tears.
- He ordered the cycle of the three seasons which make up the Egyptian year.
- Colour is the gold of the Sun.
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