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Heru (literally "Horus sun-flesh", among other possible meanings) is a composite deity within Thelema, a religion that began in 1904 with Aleister Crowley and his ''Book of the Law''. Heru-ra-ha is composed of ''Ra-Hoor-Khuit'' and ''Hoor-paar-kraat''.〔''Book of Thoth'', XX, The Aeon.〕 He is associated with the other two major Thelemic deities found in ''The Book of the Law,'' Nuit and Hadit, who are also godforms related to ancient Egyptian mythology. Their images link Nuit and Hadit to the established Egyptian deities Nut and Hor-Bhdt (Horus of Edfu). ==Active aspect== The Active Aspect of Heru-ra-ha is ''Ra-Hoor-Khuit'' (Egyptian: Ra-Hoor-Khu-It, Ra-Har-Khuti or possibly Ra-Har-Akht), more commonly referred to by the Greek transliteration ''Ra-Herakhty'', means "Ra (who is) Horus on the Horizon."〔See for example (Seattle Art Museum ) and (Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna ). The latter also shows the winged sun globe in connection with "the new idea that the deceased could become one with the sun god, previously only a royal prerogative."〕 Ra-Hoor-Khuit or Ra-Hoor-Khut is the speaker in the Third Chapter of ''The Book of the Law''. Some quotes from his Chapter: * "Now let it be first understood that I am a god of War and of Vengeance." (AL III:3) * "Fear not at all; fear neither men nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. Money fear not, nor laughter of the folk folly, nor any other power in heaven or upon the earth or under the earth. Nu is your refuge as Hadit your light; and I am the strength, force, vigour, of your arms." (AL III:17) * "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any!" (AL III:46) * "There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt." (AL III:60) Within Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit is called the Lord of the Aeon (which began in 1904 according to Thelemic doctrine), and The Crowned and Conquering Child. According to the instructions that Crowley claimed to have received from the 8th Enochian Aethyr, the five-pointed "star of flame" symbolizes Ra-Hoor-Khuit in certain contexts.〔''Liber VIII'' and ''Liber 418'', 8th Aethyr〕 An appellation of Ra, identifying him with Horus, this name shows the two as manifestations of the singular Solar Force. "Khuit" also refers to a local form of the goddess Hathor at Athribis,〔''Géographie ancienne de la Basse-Égypte'' by Jacques Rougé, p 65-66. pub. 1891. (Online version ) retrieved from Google Books December 23, 2007. The O.T.O.'s Golden Lotus Oasis also made this connection in "Who And What Are Those Egyptian References In Liber Resh?".〕 who guarded the heart of Osiris.〔''The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B.C.E.'' by Karol Myśliwiec, p 197. (translated by David Lorton). Published 2000 Cornell University Press. Original Polish edition copyright 1993. (Online preview ) retrieved from Google Books December 23, 2007.〕 "Khut" refers to the goddess Isis as light giver of the new year,〔''Who's Who in Egyptian Mythology'' by Mercatante. Published 1998, Barnes & Noble Publishing. First published 1978. (Online preview ) retrieved from Google Books December 23, 2007.〕 and by some accounts〔Stele translated in ''An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Literature'' by E. A. Wallis Budge, p. 108. Published 1997, Dover. First published 1914. (Online preview ) retrieved from Google Books December 23, 2007.〕〔''The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge'' by Johann Jakob et al., p 140. Published 1911, Funk and Wagnalls Company. (Online version ) retrieved from Google Books December 23, 2007.〕 can also mean the fiery serpent on the crown of Ra. This last meaning serves as a title of Isis in one of the hymns to "Isis-Hathor" at the Temple of Philae. Hathor also has the titles "Uraeus of Ra" and "Great Flame".〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heru-ra-ha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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