Was Egyptian Sun God?

The sun god Re (Ra), one of the creator gods of ancient Egypt.

Did Egyptians have a sun god?

The god who personified the sun was one of the most important and widely-venerated of Egypt's deities. Re was considered a demiurge, or creator god, who brought himself and the rest of the pantheon into being at the beginning of time. He was also central to the ideology of kingship.

What did the Egyptian sun god do?

The sun is the giver of life, controlling the ripening of crops which were worked by man. Because of the life-giving qualities of the sun the Egyptians worshiped the sun as a god. The creator of the universe and the giver of life, the sun or Ra represented life, warmth and growth.