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Ra is most frequently portrayed as a [[falcon]]-headed man with a sun disk, though he may also be seen in fully zoomorphic form with a Sun disk, and within composite images purely as a sun disk.

Ra is most frequently portrayed as a [[falcon]]-headed man with a sun disk, though he may also be seen in fully zoomorphic form with a Sun disk, and within composite images purely as a sun disk.

The falcon association strengthened the association between Ra and [[Horus]] (as [[Ra–Horakhti]]) and with concepts of Kingship in a wider sense. Indeed, it is various combinations of the Falcon and sun disc which form the strongest, most instantly recognisable and most enduring iconography for the cult of Ra.  

The falcon association strengthened the association between Ra and [[Horus]] (as [[Ra-Horakhti]]) and with concepts of Kingship in a wider sense. Indeed, it is various combinations of the Falcon and sun disc which form the strongest, most instantly recognisable and most enduring iconography for the cult of Ra.  

The [[Mnevis]] bull also held solar associations, and was regarded as the herald of Ra. A bull was kept and buried with full honours in Heliopolis, where some burials have survived.

The [[Mnevis]] bull also held solar associations, and was regarded as the herald of Ra. A bull was kept and buried with full honours in Heliopolis, where some burials have survived.

The [[Benu]] Bird was a sacred bird linked to Ra, in addition to Atum and Osiris, and is mentioned in the [[Pyramid Texts]] and the Book of the Dead. In the former, it is described as a [[Lapwing]], but by the [[New Kingdom]], has come to be depicted as a [[Heron]], the Lapwing having come to symbolise the Egyptian people.

The [[Benu]] Bird was a sacred bird linked to Ra, in addition to Atum and Osiris, and is mentioned in the [[Pyramid Texts]] and the Book of the Dead. In the former, it is described as a [[Lapwing]], but by the [[New Kingdom]], has come to be depicted as a [[Heron]], the Lapwing having come to symbolise the Egyptian people.

On occasion Ra is also associated with the [[cat]], and a number of New Kingdom tomb scenes depict him in this form, slaying the [[serpent of chaos]].  

On occasion Ra is also associated with the [[cat]], and a number of New Kingdom tomb scenes depict him in this form, slaying the [[serpent of chaos]].

== Associations and Links With Other Deities ==

== Associations and Links With Other Deities ==