Because he copulated with his shadow, he is sometimes said to be self-created, although other accounts hold that he is a child of the watery deep.
Because he copulated with his shadow, he is sometimes said to be self-created, although other accounts hold that he is a child of the watery deep. The earth is said to be made of this god's spittle. His physical form is similar to that of Harakhtes. This figure is invoked to protect against extreme fear of putrefaction in the Book of the Dead. He is sometimes depicted as the central figure of a group in a boat being held aloft by Nun. This figure rises from the sacred mound of Benu in Heliopolis in a syncretistic form with Atum. In the myth "The True Name of Ra", this figure is revealed to be the sun at dawn, but elsewhere he is depicted as the creature who the sun across the sky every day like a giant ball of dung. For 10 points, name this god who is usually depicted with the head of a scarab beetle.
Because he copulated with his shadow, he is sometimes said to be self-created, although other accounts hold that he is a child of the watery deep.
Khepri