The First Pharaoh

Long ago, before there was a land called Egypt, all was dark. There was nothing but a great waste of water called Nun.

Then, out of the darkness rose a great shining egg. This egg was called Re.

Re was all-powerful, and he could take on many forms. If he spoke the name of something, it came into being.

“I am called Khepera at the dawn, Re at noon, and Atum in the evening,” he said.

And so the sun rose, passed across the sky, and set for the first time.