Ra is associated with the sky in the Pyramid Texts and already linked with the sun and life-giving energy, but a later text, known as the Book of the Heavenly Cow, provides th… See more

Prior to his departure, Ra ruled over his creation directly from earth. Ra created the laws which were later given to humanity by Osiris and Isis in the golden age of their reign befor… See more

Throughout the day, Ra sailed across the sky in his barge and then descended down into the underworld at night. The sun barge now transformed into the evening barge known as t… See more

Ancient Egyptian mythology gives credit to a number of different gods for establishing order and making the world, but those most often featured in creation myths are Ra, Atum, Ptah… See more