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Ra is the aspect of the [[Heliopolitan triad]] most associated with other deities, his associations with Amun (as Amun-Ra) and Horus (as Ra-Horakhti) being most important. The latter was particularly prominent in the [[19th Dynasty]], with numerous temples dedicated to Ra-Horakhti in [[Nubia]]. Ra was also associated with other major cults, including [[Sobek]] (Sobek-Ra), Osiris, [[Hathor]]/[[Sekhmet]], and [[Bast]], the goddesses being seen as daughters of Ra.
Ra is the aspect of the [[Heliopolitan triad]] most associated with other deities, his associations with Amun (as Amun-Ra) and Horus (as Ra-Horakhti) being most important. The latter was particularly prominent in the [[19th Dynasty]], with numerous temples dedicated to Ra-Horakhti in [[Nubia]]. Ra was also associated with other major cults, including [[Sobek]] (Sobek-Ra), Osiris, [[Hathor]]/[[Sekhmet]], and [[Bast]], the goddesses being seen as daughters of Ra.
== Cult Centre and Other Centers of Worship ==
== Cult Center and Other Centers of Worship ==
Heliopolis, located in the [[Ain-Shams]]/[[Matariyeh]] area of [[Cairo]], was the cult centre of Ra, and, indeed, the Atum–Ra-Khepri Heliopolitan triad, though many shrines and temples existed elsewhere. The site was heavily quarried from the [[Ptolemaic period]] onward, and little now remains
Heliopolis, located in the [[Ain-Shams]]/[[Matariyeh]] area of [[Cairo]], was the cult center of Ra, and, indeed, the Atum–Ra-Khepri Heliopolitan triad, though many shrines and temples existed elsewhere. The site was heavily quarried from the [[Ptolemaic period]] onward, and little now remains
The earliest attested activity at the site dates to the reign of [[Djoser]], and there are surviving remains of work by [[Senusret I]] and numerous New Kingdom rulers. Development of the site appears to have ceased in the Ptolemaic era.
The earliest attested activity at the site dates to the reign of [[Djoser]], and there are surviving remains of work by [[Senusret I]] and numerous New Kingdom rulers. Development of the site appears to have ceased in the Ptolemaic era.