The sun in its various forms and its relationship to some mythological symbols

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1 Department of Artistic Work and Folklore , Faculty of Art Education , Mina University

2 Department of Artistic Works and Folk Heritage, Faculty of Art Education, Minya University

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These symbols emerged when the ancient Egyptians were unable to explain natural phenomena. They attempted to represent these phenomena symbolically to understand them better. Thus, the symbol emerged as a material entity representing an abstract idea but could not replace the entity it symbolized, as it always pointed to something else. These symbols were capable of blending and intertwining to create complex and perplexing forms. Mythology, with its symbolic elements, was an attempt to understand and adapt to the surrounding nature and its phenomena. The ancient Egyptians used symbols and myths to embody and express their imaginative perceptions and emotions.

Several mythological symbols are associated with the sun in ancient Egyptian art, including: The falcon symbol "Horus", the symbol of the left eye of the god "Ra," which is the “moon”, the serpent symbol (the cobra), the scarab symbol (beetle), the ankh symbol (key of life), the scepter symbol "Was", the symbol of the "solar boats", the “lotus flower” symbol.

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