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| The ancient Egyptians believed that the Sun god Ra, who is often represented with the head of a hawk, traveled across the sky during the day and made his way through the underworld during the night. In the underworld he had to overcome a monstrous serpent, bottom, so that he could be born again for the new day. This painting is from a 21st Dynasty coffin. | ||||||
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| Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Sun Worship; Ra; Egyptian Mythology | ||||||
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