Historians have not decided when originated in Egypt Ra, so vague and ambiguous its description.We know that the sun god in ancient Egypt was called Ra.He made himself and the whole Egyptian civilization.The oldest documents contain references to him.
A world - the myth
According to legend, in the beginning there was water.She blossomed lotus.Petal beautiful flower God himself created, then the whole world.Earth, water, sky - it all works born of the Sun God.In ancient Egypt, called the time of his appearance the beginning of the world.He has it all.Together with him the earth is born again every day, and every day dies when Pa went into the world of the dead.
daily journey deity
believed that Ra (Re) invented and reproduced the day and night.He made the daily journey across the sky in a boat, surrounded by his divine entourage.At night he went to the land of the dead.There he also rules, despite the fact that it is logically not the responsibility of the Sun God.In ancient Egypt, it called the main Osiris in the afterlife, but in time Ra became its ruler (during night travel).
Father pharaohs
not only the creation of the world attributed to this, of course, the chief deity.He was endowed with extraordinary magical qualities.In addition, the Sun God in ancient Egypt was called the father of the pharaohs.Their absolute power based on the facts of origin.These are the myths, to refute or confirm that science is not yet in force.The birth of man from the deity seems to be impossible, that there is no evidence.But there are many documents describing the activities of Thoth, which is not subject to any science.It was a living deity, who spent a stormy activity on creation of the Egyptian civilization a thousand years!
Talking to the Sun God
Ancient Egypt was a very interesting world.They could not get any protection of his own choosing God.Even better was to have a bond with everybody.In the mythology of the Sun God is described as the ruler of the pantheon of Egyptian deities.Enlist the support of his would have been a resident of the ancient world.Communication with him was held in the form of visits to the temple, but in other cases it was possible for him to appeal.What is the name of the Sun God?In order to enlist his support in difficult situations, the Egyptians used to carry the Eye of Ra.This is a separate character who was considered by his daughter and the main weapon.Eye of Ra differed cruelty and ferocity against the enemies of his father.At the same time it protected the faithful from his own misfortunes.His painted on ships and other items, and asked for help in the event of a crisis.
legends of the Eye of Ra
very interesting stories Egyptologists excavated.According to them, the eyes of the deity lived his own life.He was the first quarterback Ra traveling the land of the dead.At the same time, Ra used it to fight against enemies.So, one day he threw it in people, turned into a beautiful divas who punished culling.Another legend tells how the eyes (Eye) was offended by their creator and left!
So, the Sun God of ancient Egypt - Ra (Re).He is the presiding deity, the father of the country's rulers, the most powerful in the entire ancient world.
