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Ra: The Complete Story of the Egyptian Sun God

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Ra: The Complete Story of the Egyptian Sun God

The Sun God, the Solar Barque and the Nightly Battle with Apophis

The complete story of Ra, the Egyptian sun god. The self-created creator who sails the solar barque across the sky by day and through the underworld by night, fighting the serpent Apophis for the survival of the world at every dawn.

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What you will read

  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • From the Pyramid Texts to the solar hymns
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  1. 01The Sun Above Egypt
  2. 02The Self-Created God
  3. 03The Eye of Ra
  4. 04The Voyage of the Solar Barque
  5. 05The Night Journey Through the Underworld
  6. 06The Battle with Apophis
  7. 07Ra and the Secret Name
  8. 08The Destruction of Mankind
  9. 09Ra, Amun and the Great Fusions
  10. 10The Pharaoh as the Son of Ra
  11. 11The God at the Heart of Egyptian Religion

About this book

About this Egyptian mythology guide

Every night he sailed into the underworld and fought a serpent for the dawn. The complete story of Ra, the sun god at the heart of Egypt.

Every sunset was a crisis. When Ra sailed his barque below the horizon, he entered a world of darkness where the serpent Apophis waited to swallow the sun, and every sunrise was a victory wrung from a battle fought in the dark. To the Egyptians, the daily return of the sun was not a certainty but a triumph.

This is the complete story of Ra. The self-created god who rose from the primeval waters; the Eye of Ra, sent out as a goddess of fury; the solar barque and its crew of gods; the perilous night voyage through the twelve hours of the underworld; the unending war with Apophis; the trick by which Isis learned his secret name and his power; the time he grew so weary of mankind that he nearly destroyed it; and the great fusions with Amun and Horus that kept him at the centre of Egyptian religion for millennia.

The book follows Ra through the Pyramid Texts, the solar hymns and the underworld books of the New Kingdom. Every chapter cites where it comes from.

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What you will discover inside

  • The self-created god who rose from the waters of chaos
  • The Eye of Ra: the goddess sent out as the wrath of the sun
  • The solar barque that carried the sun across the sky each day
  • The nightly battle with Apophis, the serpent of chaos
  • How Isis stole the secret name and the power of Ra
  • The pharaoh as the living son of the sun god

Egyptian mythology book at a glance

TraditionEgyptian mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length180 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Egyptian mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is this based on the original Egyptian sources?

Yes. It draws on the Pyramid Texts, the solar hymns and the New Kingdom underworld books, with references to the standard translations.

Is Ra the same as Amun or Aten?

The book explains the fusions and the differences. Ra merged with Amun and others over time, and a chapter sorts out these solar gods and how they relate.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 180 pages depending on the final layout.

Will there be a paperback on Amazon?

The PDF is available immediately. A KDP paperback edition follows once the book has been validated by readers.

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Yes. The PDF is a digital download, so it works instantly anywhere in the world, with nothing to ship. Where a paperback edition exists, it is sold across Amazon's international marketplaces, with shipping rates and delivery times depending on your country.

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