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1. Egyptian Solar Deities

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   Atum: The Evening Sun
   Atum ("The Complete One") typically represented the sun as it set in the West. In contrast to the energetic Khepri, Atum was often depicted as an aged, androgynous figure, sometimes identifiable by the double-crown. As the setting sun, Atum retired to the Duat (Underworld)/) to govern the passage of the dead. Some speculative theological schools suggested that Atum’s setting represented a necessary cosmic retraction, where the energy of the day was deliberately…