Art Egyptian Gods Ra

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.

Art egyptian gods ra. A3 11 69 x 16 54 inch. Vanishing horizon by audionauti. He was generally depicted in human form most notably with a falcon head crowned with a sun disc. 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. The most common form combinations are with atum his human form. 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. Sometimes his head also took the form of a ram or a beetle depending on the deity with whom he merged.

Also known as the sun god ra was a powerful deity and a central god of the egyptian pantheon. He was also described as the creator of everything. 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. Sep 23 2020 art print from my gods and goddess collection of egypt.

At an early period in egyptian history his influence spread throughout the whole country bringing multiple representations in form and in name. 29 7 cm x 42 cm paper 175g. From the new york public library. Ra is pictured and represented in many pieces of ancient egyptian art found in temples tombs hieroglyphics relics and other relics.

A sacred cobra called uraeus encircled the disc. This poster features ra god of the sun and creation. Ra re was the primary name of the sun god of ancient egypt. Egyptian mythology has the most interesting gods of the ancient world including ra amun osiris isis horus seth anubis thoth ptah sekhmet bastet h.

Ra created all living beings by calling their secret name the only exception is the human race. Then join the path of the sun god ra. 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. The ancient egyptians revered ra as the god who created everything.

We were born from his tears. The illustration and printing are done by me. 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.