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Ra
majorattested2600 BCE
The Egyptian sun god, creator and king of the gods. Each day Ra sailed his solar barque across the sky and each night fought the serpent Apep in the underworld to be reborn at dawn.
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Signature powerSolar BarqueSails the sun across the sky by day and through the underworld by night.
The same idol, across the ages
Scholars have long read Ra as one face of a wider figure that recurs under many names through history: the the sky-father.
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