What did sun the Egyptian god do?

Answer 1

For the Egyptians, the sun represented light, warmth, and growth. This made sun deities very important to Egyptians, and it is no coincidence that the sun came to be the ruler of all. In his myths, the sun was either seen as the body or eye of Ra. Ra was thought to travel in a sun boat (The Boat of the Millions) to protect its fires from the primordial waters of the underworld it passed through during the night. Ra traveled in the sun boat with various other deities including Set and Mehen who defended against the monsters of the underworld, and Ma'at who guided the boat's course. The monsters included Apep, an enormous serpent who tried to stop the sun boat's journey every night by consuming it. The Ra myth saw the sunrise as the rebirth of the sun by the goddess Nut and the sky, thus attributing the concept of rebirth and renewal to Ra and strengthening his role as a creator god. Early in his myths Ra was said to be married to Hathor and they were the parents of Horus. Later his myths changed Hathor into Ra's daughter. This featured prominently in the myth often called The Story of Sekhmet, in which Ra sent Hathor down to punish humanity as Sekhmet.

Answer 2

Ra is the Egyptian god of the sun. It is fabled that, every night, he travels in the Solar Boat through the twelve gates of the Underworld. through every gate is a challenge that Ra must face. once he gets through the eleventh gate, the god of snakes is there to fight him. If Ra does not defeat these enemies each night, it is said that the sun will not rise and, because the sun will not rise, the world will die out. Sounds just like a classic video game, doesn't it!? Sleep well tonight... heh heh heh.....

Answer 3

Yes Ra was the Egyptian sun god and king of all gods.

Answer 4

There is a rhyme Ra the sun Thats why he is the sun god this little rhyme told on king of Egypt...

Answer 5

maybe, because Egypt was so hot that if they prayed to the "sun god of ra" more than most then he wouldn't unlesh a hellish heat? maybe...

Answer 6

Ra, the sun god, was said to be the first pharaoh. The Egyptians had a myth about this that can be found at egyptianmyths site. (There was more than one pharaoh).

Answer 7

There are solar gods and goddesses but there is no Egyptian god called "Sun".