Ra

This article is about the god in Age of Mythology. For the god in Age of Empires: Mythologies, see Ra (Age of Empires: Mythologies).

Major god	Tech tree	Strategy
Ra Availability Introduced in Age of Mythology Culture Egyptian Grants God power Rain Technology Skin of the Rhino Minor gods Classical Age Bast Ptah Heroic Age Hathor Sekhmet Mythic Age Osiris Horus Uniques Bonuses Pharaoh empowering yields an additional 5% bonus resources Priests can empower Camels and Chariot Archers have 22% more hit points and move 10% faster Monuments cost 25% less and have 20% more hit points Personality Focus Camels and Chariots Ra is an Archaic Age Egyptian major god. He is the king of the Egyptian Gods. Attributes God Power Rain: Laborers farm 300% faster, allies' and enemies' villagers farm 200% faster. Technology Skin of the Rhino: Laborers have 30% less hack/pierce vulnerability and 10% more hack attack. Bonuses Pharaoh empowering yields 25% bonus resources instead of the standard 20%; other empowerment bonuses are unaffected. Priests can empower drop-off buildings and monuments, but with a 15% resource bonus instead of the Pharaohs' 20%. Priest-empowered buildings are built 30% faster and they research technologies and train units 20% faster. Camels and Chariot Archers have 22% more hit points and move 10% faster. Monuments cost 25% less and have 20% more hit points. Mythology As one of the earliest and most successful agricultural cultures on Earth, the ancient Egyptians gave their sun god, Ra, supremacy, recognizing the importance of sunlight in producing food. The Pharaohs of Egypt believed they were descendants of Ra. The daily rise, overhead passage, and setting of Ra greatly impressed the Egyptians. At dawn, Ra was seen as a newborn child, issuing from the sky or a heavenly cow. By midday, Ra was thought of as a flying bird or sailing boat. At sunset, Ra was seen as an old man descending to the land of the dead. Overnight, Ra as a boat sailed eastward through the underworld in preparation for the next day’s ascent. Along the way he had to battle or evade Apep, the great serpent of the underworld that sought to devour him. Part of the worship of Ra involved creating magic to aid or protect Ra in his nightly struggle with Apep, helping to assure the return of the sun. Later in the ancient Egyptian period, Ra was diminished by being forced to reveal to Isis his name, thereby giving her access to some of his magical power. Despite the uplifting of other gods by some cults, however, worship of the sun remained paramount in ancient Egypt. Ra was often combined with other deities to enhance the prestige of the latter, as in Ra-Atum or Amun-Ra. Gallery Full artwork of Ra In-game statue depiction Monument to Ra Wonder for Ra Promotional art of Ra for Age of Mythology: Extended Edition Playing as Ra Major and minor gods in Age of Mythology Culture Archaic Age Classical Age Heroic Age Mythic Age Greek Zeus Hades Poseidon Athena Hermes Ares Apollo Dionysus Aphrodite Hera Hephaestus Artemis Egyptian Ra Isis Set Bast Ptah Anubis Hathor Sekhmet Nephthys Osiris Horus Thoth Norse Thor Odin Loki Freyja Heimdall Forseti Skadi Bragi Njord Baldr Tyr Hel Atlantean Kronos Oranos Gaia Prometheus Leto Oceanus Hyperion Rheia Theia Helios Atlas Hekate Chinese Fu Xi Nü Wa Shennong Huang Di Sun Wukong Chang'e Dabo Gong Zhong Kui He Bo Chongli Ao Kuang Xi Wangmu