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Amen-Ra

American  
[ah-muhn-rah] / ˈɑ mənˈrɑ /
Or Amon-Ra

noun

Egyptian Mythology.
  1. a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.


Amen-Ra British  
/ ˌɑːmənˈrɑː /

noun

  1. Egyptian myth the sun-god; the principal deity during the period of Theban hegemony

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About 1,000 years before Christ, a priestess of the College of Amen-Ra lived and died in the mighty city of Thebes.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2018

They went to Luxor, on their way to the Second Cataract, and there explored Thebes with its temple to Amen-Ra, unequaled on earth for its ruined magnificence.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2018

Wales, Druidic Celi Ced corresponds to Egyptian Amen-Ra; dual power; Central ruler; numeral seven in Welsh legend, 471.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

Deferring the discussion of the so-called “birth” and cult of the diurnal sun, as one form of Amen-Ra, let us now rapidly survey the following figures copied from Mr. Goodyear's work.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

The records of his campaigns are for the most part preserved on a sandstone wall surrounding the great temple of Karnak, built by Thothmes III. in honour of Amen-Ra.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

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