![]() ![]() She collected the spit that dribbled down his chin and mixed it with dirt and clay. Ra had begun to age and Isis visited with him one day. She knew that Ra wouldn’t tell her the name without a plan though so she quickly got to work. This secret name possessed immense power and would allow her to perform magic spells whenever she desired to. The Power of a NameĪ goddess by the name of Isis knew that Ra had a secret name. Humans had been introduced to death and now all faced their immortality. She forgot her mission but the damage she had caused was permanent. ![]() He decided he needed to stop Hather and did so by giving her enough beer to intoxicate her. But before she could eliminate all humans, Ra had a change of heart. Hather attacked every human she came across, killing most. He then sent her to earth to kill every human. He summoned the goddess Hather and transformed her into a savage lioness. They were cruel to each other and were ruining the earth. But then he became angered with them as they ended the golden age that he had loved so much. At first, Ra was infatuated with watching humans interact and grow. The sight of such perfection moved Ra to tears and they fell to the earth. The earth had not been tainted in any way. Everything was perfect and just as it should be. One myth tells us that Ra first came to power during the golden age. ![]() It is said that he was reborn each day as the sun would rise over the horizon. He would leave the moon in the sky while traveling to the Underworld so that the living would still have light. He spent his days traveling across the sky on a boat, where he carried prayers and blessings for the living.Īt night, he would travel to the Underworld where Set and Mehen would help him defeat demons and monsters. He then created all other elements of life by speaking their secret names. Sun rays landed on his body and gave him the power of sunlight. The water was powerful and a shining egg arose from the darkness. It is said that before there was any land or recognizable landscapes, there was a body of water called Nun. He is considered to be self-created and there are many myths that suggest how this came to be. Other myths make the claim that he was the only god and all other gods were an extension of him. He was often combined with the god Amun while other myths depict Ra as the leader of all gods. Ra was the center of Egyptian mythology and several myths and legends are either focused on the god entirely or include an appearance. Ra did not have parents and was self-created. The religion of ancient Egypt centered around many gods, with Ra being the most worshipped. Egyptian myths have ben sourced from pyramid texts and tomb writings and decorations. ![]()
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