Egypt · The rising sun, and coming into being
Khepri ḫprỉ
- God of
- The rising sun, and coming into being
- Recognised by
- A scarab beetle, or a man with a scarab for a head
- Chief cult centre
- Heliopolis
The morning form of the sun, named from the verb to come into being — the beetle rolling its ball was read as the force pushing the sun over the horizon.
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