Khepri
Khepri (Egyptian: ḫprj, also transliterated Khepera, Kheper, Khepra, Chepri) is a scarab-faced god in ancient Egyptian religion who represents the rising or morning sun. By extension, he can also represent creation and the renewal of life.
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Khepri is often represented as a scarab holding aloft the morning sun, or a scarab-headed man. In one hand, the sun god holds a was scepter and in the other an ankh. | |||||
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| Major cult center | Heliopolis | ||||
| Symbol | scarab, blue lotus | ||||
| Parents | Nut (some accounts) | ||||
| Offspring | All gods (some accounts), Ma’at | ||||
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