Ra, god of the Sun

Ra is the god of the sun and the sky. It is written in myths that each day Ra is reborn and makes a long journey across the sky.

Ra is the god of the sun. Ra was usually considered the primal creator deity and controller of the universe.

He is a man with the head of a hawk. The worship of Ra was originally a local cult but became widespread in Egypt during the old kingdom. The chief temple of Ra at the city of Heliopolis later became associated with other important deities.