However, the most important Ennead was Ra and their children and grandchildren. This group was venerated at Heliopolis, the Centre of the cult of the Sun in the Egyptian world. As we have already said each of the cities of Egypt had his group of gods, other than neighboring cities. Get all the facts and insights with Author, another great source of information. In Memphis the Chief God was Ptah; in Thebes, Amun; in Heliopolis, Ra; in Abydos, Osiris; the main character was the goddess Hathor in Denderah. Although the only important God that was venerated steadily was Ra, head of cosmic deities, of whom the first Kings Egyptians are proclaiming descendants. They were indeed a people who occupied much of their religion. Source: Diamond Book Distributors.
The main God of them was the God-Sun which imagined different ways and attributed to him by different names; among them: Ra, whom he represented as a majestic King (pictured next to Osisris) dress in the manner of the Pharaoh. It leads to head the solar disk crowned by a serpent, symbol of the devouring fire of the Sun of summer. Vogue through the air in a boat driven by vigorous rowers. As soon as it rises on the horizon, live rays from his eyes penetrate in all beings and give forces 112: 1996. You are standing in the Chamber of his boat, and from there fights and defeats all enemies. Every evening descends behind the horizon and makes the same journey through the underworld.
Your sunrise and sunset, mathematical accuracy, its annual course, that nothing can influence, make him the symbol of the universal order, the caretaker of the law and the relations between human creatures. GRIMAL, 1996: 158 The priestly house of Ra saw as gradually increased its influence at Court, until the v dynasty became usual associate the name of the Pharaoh with the God. According to legend the sovereigns are descended from Ra, which bear the Royal title: son of Ra.