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Chloe Groth

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https://mythopedia.com/topics/ra

In both of these sketches I wanted to focus on the idea that Ra was a deity of creation, and the creation of the sun, moon, and humanity. In the frame I wanted to include symbols that alluded to the other titles that Ra went by--being a god of the sun, kings, and order--and snakes as a hint to the story of Isis poisoning him with a snake and his own drool.

The first one has him holding both of his "eyes", the sun and the moon, over Earth. He weeps over the world, creating humanity from his tears.

The second one has more of a focus on his falcon head specifically, still with the sun and moon and the tears, but the tears transition into becoming the world instead to symbolize the creation of humanity. His eye is also the symbol of the Eye of Ra.

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