Complex sentence: Vischak, Deborah, "Hathor", in Redford 2001, vol. II, pp.82--85 Separate deities could even be linked as a single being, as the creator god Atum was combined with Ra to form Ra-Atum.
Split into simpler sentences: Vischak, Deborah, "Hathor", in Redford 2001, vol. II, pp.82--85 Separate deities could even be syncretized, or linked, as a single being. Thus the creator god Atum was combined with Ra to form Ra-Atum.