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Ancient Egyptian sun god Ra was a powerful deity associated with the sun, creation, and life. Ra was believed to travel across the sky in a solar barque, bringing light and warmth to the world. He was also associated with kingship and was often depicted with a falcon head and a sun disk on his head. Ra's mythology emphasized his role in creating the world and maintaining order in the universe. He was one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion and his worship was widespread throughout Egypt.
The ancient Egyptian term for the disk of the sun was Aten, but this term initially could be applied to any disk, including even the surface of a mirror or the moon ; the term could also mean "throne" or "place" of the sun god. The word Aten was written using the hieroglyphic sign for "god" because the Egyptians tended to personify certain expressions. Eventually, the Aten was conceived as a direct manifestation of the sun god - most likely - Re-Horakhty.
Without exception, they believed that their own country was the center of a disk-like world, and this belief continued to influence ancient though, even after the Greeks had discovered that the world is a sphere. ... Of course, Greece was the center of the world, and the Greeks believed that they could prove it.
A Khepresh is a headdress that was worn by the pharaohs of Egypt it was also called the blue crown or war crown it was only worn by the pharaoh in rihuals and battel. The one pharaoh that wore this crown the most was king akhenaten . The khepresh was made out of blue cloth or leather with small sun disk's on it with a cobra on the front