Ra becomes old and sees mankind conspiring against him. So he sends his eye to Hathor, who becomes Sekhmet in his rage at the betrayal.
Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Culture
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A discussion of the sun-God Ra or Re, the concepts of his essence, the prominence of his worship, myths, and hymns.
An ancient Egyptian Tale from the Papyrus Westcar that tells of the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Khufu hears his sons tell him of the wisdom of…
Horus Behdety tells his father, Ra-Horakhty, that Seth’s followers are conspiring against him, and he becomes the winged disk to punish them.
Considered one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, Thutmose III was the sixth ruler of the 18th Dynasty, with a reign lasting from 1479 to 1425 BCE.…
A recitation of poems from Papyrus Harris 500, the ‘love songs’ from Ancient Egypt