Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Who is Ra? (First Post)

Ra is the Egyptian solar deity. The meaning of Ra is unknown, it was thought to mean sun, but it does not it is thought to be known as the creator or meaning creative power.
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As shown in the picture Ra has an eagle mask. It is also said that humans were created from Ra's tears and sweat. Some of the Gods that were created by Ra are Bastet, Sekhmet, and Hathor. Bastet is known as the "Cat of Ra". Bastet is also Ra's daughter, she is known for decapitating the serpent Aphophis Ra's sworn enemy. Sekhmet another daughter, myth states she was so filled with rage that Ra was forced to turn her into a cow so she won't cause harm. Hathor again another daughter, said to cause Ra deep depression without her. Some of his sworn enemies are Ptah, Isis, and Apep. Ra became a major God in the ancient Egyptain religion, he is identified primarily with the midday sun. There is no information about his origin.

5 comments:

  1. nice, it was right to the point which makes it easy to read. I liked it, so good job

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  2. Very interesting story. I am curious to see your presentation.

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  3. I wonder how your costume is going to look! This gave some great background info. Do you know why he is identified with the midday sun specifically rather than just the sun in general?

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  4. I like all the background info and such. I was easy to read , but still informational so good job!

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  5. There's nothing on his origin? Huh, interesting. But the rest of your post kept my attention too. It was short and concise, which made it easy to follow and informative.

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