Re

Re is the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, who was often seen as the head of the pantheon.
According to the creation story of Heliopolis, Re, conflated with the creator-god Atum, originated from the water of Nun, being the first of the gods and the progenitor of all other deities. He sired the gods Shu and Tefnut, who became the gods of wind and rain. At some point Re got separated from his children, but eventually found them again, which led him to cry in joy and the tears would become the first humans.
Re and his children would continued to expand the universe, with Shu and Tefnut having children of their own, Geb and Nut, who were the land and the sky. These two then sired the next generation of deities: Osiris, Isis, Nephthys and Set, who ruled over the humans as the first royal family. He is also the father of Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet, Satis, Anhur, and Maat.
Re would eventually become the sun itself and travel across the sky, always avoiding to be devoured by the chaotic serpent Apep. He was replaced by Osiris, whose line continued through Horus and eventually the human-pharaohs.
Re would often syncretised with other gods from the Egyptian pantheon, such as with Horus (forming Re-Horakhty, the Re who is Horus of the Two Horizons) or Amun (forming Amun-Re, the creator of everything and king of the gods).
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Category:Egyptian deities
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