3,000 year old statue of the Sun God found.

in #genealogy6 years ago

Archaeologists recently discovered a 3,000 year old of the Sun God, in the ground water of a Cava slum , believed to one of the most significant discoveries ever!

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It is a 26 foot stature, and seems to depict Ramses 11, as it is near the ruins of a Sun God Temple, founded by the
Pharaoh Ramses 11.
The Temple was destroyed during the Greco Period. The BBC news stated that it is believed that this Temple was one of , if not the largest Egyptian Temples.
Te sun god is a solar deity, representing the sun and aspects of the sun. Known for power and strength, and other capabilities.
The ancient Egyptians sun God is called Re or Ra..and in the 5th centuries BC had become one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. He was believed to rule all parts of the created world, and was associated with a falcon.
Images show him with a falcon's head
With Ramses death. Akhenaten suppressed the sun god cult, during the Amarna period, and favored another deity, Aten, the deified solar disc.'
After Ahkhenaten's death the Ra cult was restored.

Ra created all forms of life, calling each one by a secret name into existence.
Another belief is that Ra's tears and sweat created man.
The Egyptians called themselves the cattle of Ra.

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In the mythical Celestial cow . the story is told how mankind plotted against Ra. He sent his eye as the goddess Sekhmet, to punish them. She became extremely bloodthirsty, and Ra had to pacify her by mixing beer with red dye, which she then drank mistaking it for blood!
Sekhmet was the Eye of Ra and created by the fire in Ra's eye. she was a violent lioness and later turned into Hathor,
Ra fathered Shu and Tefnut, his first creations. Shu was the God of Wind, Tefnut the goddess of rain.

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Ra was worshiped as the creator god among ancient Egyptians, the largest following at Heliopolis. It was also believed that he was self created by some followers, but the followers of of Ptah believed he was created by Ptah.

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Sun god Temples were built not only by the Egyptians but found in China, and in the Mayan ruins.
Egyptian Mythology and ruins are still researched and interesting artifacts found , and as technlogy advances more secrets will be revealed,

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I love Egyptian History. Thanks for the new knowledge :)

me too.....fascinating mythology and artifacts.

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