No. They believed he turned into the sun for the day and gave the Egyptians light.
EGYPTAINS BELIVED ra was the sun god. without ra there would be no light. every morning he travelled the world getting older and older till swallowed up then the next day he was born again.
The Egyptians
The ancient Egyptians believed that names were almost sacred. That knowing someone's name gave you power over that person. Therefore, some Egyptians did not give out their real name. The god Ra is an example. Ra was not the real name of the sun god. His name was kept secret so that no one would have power over him.
No one knows for sure! Ra or Re is probably really really old with no clue on how old he actually was. Some Egyptians also believe that Re or Ra is still alive, as most religions state that. So, yes, there is no definite answers to this question. An alternative viewpoint is that if Ra is a god, then he has no age. If he is not a god, but instead a myth, then again he has no age. Ra is said to have lived on the world at its creation (4 billion years ago).
Aten/Aton is the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology, and originally an aspect of Ra.
Ra (or Re).
The Pharaoh was sometimes called "son of Ra".
"Ra" was the Egyptian sun god. He was also the creator god.
Ra, Amun-Ra, Re
Ra
Ra was the god of sun for the ancient Egyptians.
EGYPTAINS BELIVED ra was the sun god. without ra there would be no light. every morning he travelled the world getting older and older till swallowed up then the next day he was born again.
Ra
Like the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, Egyptians had their own. The Greeks Zeus would be the Egyptians Ra, the sun god. Egyptians were also known to worship cats and believe their rulers were "in touch" with the gods.
The Egyptians
Ra
The Egyptians.