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==Ra at night== | ==Ra at night== | ||
Ra was thought to travel on the Atet, two solar barques called the Mandjet (the Boat of Millions of Years) or morning-boat and the Mesektet or evening-boat. These boats took him on his journey through the sky and the Duat, the watery realm inhabited by the [[Egyptian | Ra was thought to travel on the Atet, two solar barques called the Mandjet (the Boat of Millions of Years) or morning-boat and the Mesektet or evening-boat. These boats took him on his journey through the sky and the Duat, the watery realm inhabited by the [[Egyptian decans]] during their 70 days of rest. | ||
While Ra was on the Mesektet, he was in his ram-headed form. Sometimes, members of the Ennead or the decanal gods helped him on his journey, including Set, who overcame the serpent Apophis, and Mehen, who defended against the monsters of the underworld. When Ra was in the underworld, he would visit all of his various forms. | While Ra was on the Mesektet, he was in his ram-headed form. Sometimes, members of the Ennead or the decanal gods helped him on his journey, including Set, who overcame the serpent Apophis, and Mehen, who defended against the monsters of the underworld. When Ra was in the underworld, he would visit all of his various forms. | ||