Since the earliest times, mankind has been creating gods to deal with unexplained phenomena. To the ancient Egyptians, the mere existence of the sun would have been so amazing that the god, Ra, was created. That allowed Egyptians to relax about the mystery while Ra dutifully climbed up into the sky each day, then climbed down for the god of darkness to have a go.
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