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.

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Amen-Ra British  

/ ˌɑːmənˈrɑː /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

Sometimes he is called Amen-Ra, and his principal temple was at Thebes.

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

In the midst of this silence, whilst the sun sank behind the Pyramids of the ancient kings, Neter-Tua lifted up her glorious voice and sang the evening hymn to Amen-Ra.

From Morning Star by Haggard, Henry Rider

First of all he required Taa-ken to relinquish the worship of all the Egyptian gods except Amen-Ra, the chief god of Thebes, whom he probably identified with his own Sutekh.

From Ancient Egypt by Rawlinson, George