Ra

Egyptian deity

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About this deity

Ra was known as the sun deity in ancient Egyptian mythology. He is often portrayed as a falcon.

Also known as

ð’Š‘ð’€€ (cuneiform)RÄ“ (Coptic)

Parent belief system

  • Egyptian Religion · Polytheistic · 8 myths
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    The religion of ancient Egypt represents a cultural identity that lasted from ca. 3500 BCE to 300 CE, and included hundreds of myths, deities, and customs.
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Top myths

The Story of Sinuhe
Hero myth
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Mythological stories including Ra

  • The Story of Sinuhe Hero myth

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    Sinuhe departs Egypt following the death of his sovereign, Pharaoh Amenemhat I. After almost passing away due to thirst in the desert, Sinuhe is rescued by Asiatics. He befriends a prince in Upper Retjenu named Amunenshi. After winning a combat duel with the Strongman of Retjenu, Sinuhe gains glory, riches, and builds a family. Following several communications with the new sovereign of Egypt, Senwosret I, Sinuhe returns home to be buried in old age.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ra." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 09 Aug. 2019, omnika.org/stable/272. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, August 09). Ra. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/272

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ra." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 09, 2019. Accessed January 18, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/272.

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Bibliography

Assmann, Jan. The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs. Translated by Andrew Jenkins. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.
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Breasted, James H. A History of the Ancient Egyptians. Vol. V, The Historical Series for Bible Students. Edited by Charles F. Kent and Frank R. Sanders. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.
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Faulkner, Raymond O. A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian: Modernized by Boris Jegorović. Edited by Boris Jegorović. Oxford, United Kingdom: Griffith Institute, 2017.
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Hart, George. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005.
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Müller, Wilhelm M., and James G. Scott. The Mythology of All Races / Volume XII, Egyptian and Indo-Chinese. Vol. 12, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by Louis H. Gray and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1918.
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Egyptian Belief system
location_city Heliopolis Cult city

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