Re-Harakhte

Egyptian god

Also known as: Re-Harakhty

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Re-Harakhty was an ancient Egyptian god, primarily associated with the sun and creation. He was a syncretic deity, formed by combining aspects of the sun god Re with the falcon god Horus. This fusion resulted in Re-Harakhty often being depicted with a falcon's head, symbolizing Horus, and representing the sun in its aspect as "Horus of the Horizon".123

Re himself was considered a creator god who emerged from the primordial chaos and engendered other deities. He was believed to travel across the sky in his solar bark and through the underworld at night, battling the serpent Apopis to be reborn each day. The worship of Re was centered in Heliopolis, and by the 4th dynasty, Egyptian kings adopted the title "Son of Re".14

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ancient Egyptian religion
The Gods
…were Khepri (the morning form), Re-Harakhty (a form of Re associated with Horus), and Atum (the old, evening form). There were three principal “social” categories of deity: gods, goddesses, and youthful deities, mostly male.
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…were Khepri (the morning form), Re-Harakhty (a form of Re associated with Horus), and Atum (the old, evening form). There were three principal “social” categories of deity: gods, goddesses, and youthful deities, mostly male.
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Akhenaten
Early reign
…accorded to the falcon-headed god Re-Harakhte, who is given an unusual epithet containing the phrase “who rejoices in his horizon, in his aspect of the light which is in the sun’s disk.”
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…accorded to the falcon-headed god Re-Harakhte, who is given an unusual epithet containing the phrase “who rejoices in his horizon, in his aspect of the light which is in the sun’s disk.”
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