In
ancient Egyptian religion, the land of Manu (the
West
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
) is where the
sun god Ra sets every evening. It is mentioned in the
Book of the Dead.
References
Locations in Egyptian mythology
Sun myths
Ra
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