They didn't quite worship the sun. They created gods to explain why the sun moved across the sky.
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Ra the Egyptian sun god, rode his golden boat across the sky and was evetually killed at the end of the day. He would then continue his journey through the underworld and was reborn every morning.
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yes, they worshipped many gods. Somewhat like the Greeks and Romans. Ra was the king of the gods, and the sun god.
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.
Egyptians did not worship Io; the Greeks identified her with the Egyptian goddesses such as Hathor, who was depicted with cattle symbolism.
Yes they believed it was a god
At temples or by prayer.
Re, Amon-Re, or the Aton.
Amon-Rashkan
So they could tell it when to raise the sun
Polytheistic religion is the worship of many gods.
no, they didnt worship dogs, but they did worship cats.
Aton, the god symbolized by a sun disk.