Ra

Supreme solar god, creator and first divine king of Egypt.

Parentage

• Nun

Children

• Bastet
• Hathor
• Maat
• Sekhmet

Domains

• sun
• kingship
• creation

Powers

• Sailing the heavens to bring forth daylight each day
• Repelling the chaos-serpent Apep nightly
• Possessing a hidden true name holding ultimate power
• Self-generation and creation of the Ennead

Epithets

• nb tꜣwy
• ḫpri
• rꜥ-ḥr-ꜣḫty
• nb ꜥnḫ
• jtm

Relations

• sibling: Atum
• sibling: Khnum
• sibling: Neith
• interpretatio: Helios

Sources

• Pyramid Texts, Utterance 335