Ra is one of the most important Neteru in the city of Innu (near modern-day Cairo).His name is thought to mean "creative power", and as a proper name "Creator". Very early in
Kemetic history, Ra was identified with Heru, who was often represented by a falcon. He was represented as a hawk-headed man or as a hawk. A combination of the two, Ra-Hoor-Khuit, "Re, who is Horus of the Horizons" showed the two as manifestations of the singular Solar Force. (also, see
Heru-em-Akhut) Re was the father of
Shu and
Tefnut, grandfather of
Nut and
Geb, great-grandfather of
Asar,
Set,
Auset,
Nebt-het, and great-great-grandfather of
Heru.