Art Egyptian Gods Ra

This poster features ra god of the sun and creation.

Art egyptian gods ra. A sacred cobra called uraeus encircled the disc. Sometimes his head also took the form of a ram or a beetle depending on the deity with whom he merged. Ra re was the primary name of the sun god of ancient egypt. From the new york public library.

Since the people regarded ra as a principal god creator of the universe and the source of life he had a strong influence on them which led to him being one of the most worshiped of all the egyptian gods and even considered king of the gods. Ancient egyptian god ra the ancient egyptian deity of the sun the falcon with the sun on his head creator of the sky the earth and the underworld illustration from the book pantheon egyptien by leon jean joseph dubois 1824. He was often considered to be the king of the gods and thus the patron of the pharaoh and one of the central gods of the egyptian pantheon. Vanishing horizon by audionauti.

He was also described as the creator of everything. Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient egypt which describe the actions of the egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. Also known as the sun god ra was a powerful deity and a central god of the egyptian pantheon. We were born from his tears.

The ancient egyptians worshiped ra more than any other god and pharaohs often connected themselves with ra in their efforts to be seen as the earthly embodiment of the sun god. The ancient egyptians revered ra as the god who created everything. Egyptian mythology has the most interesting gods of the ancient world including ra amun osiris isis horus seth anubis thoth ptah sekhmet bastet h. Sep 23 2020 art print from my gods and goddess collection of egypt.

Then join the path of the sun god ra. Ra was so powerful and popular and his worship was so enduring that some modern commentators have argued that the egyptian religion was in fact a form of veiled monotheism with ra as the one god. To egyptians the sun represented warmth light and growth so this made the sun diety a very essential part of their life as the sun was viewed as the ruler. This seems to be somewhat of an overstatement.

The most common form combinations are with atum his human form. He was generally depicted in human form most notably with a falcon head crowned with a sun disc. We were born from his tears. The illustration and printing are done by me.

The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient egyptian religion myths appear frequently in egyptian writings and art particularly in short stories and in religious material such as hymns ritual texts. A3 11 69 x 16 54 inch. Ra created all living beings by calling their secret name the only exception is the human race.