Today, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will pass over much of the United States. The last visible solar eclipse in the U.S. occurred in 1979, preceded by another eclipse in 1918. This celestial event has (obviously) been a popular topic of conversation lately, so I thought I’d take the time today to explore the significance of eclipses and solar events in Egyptian history and mythology. For the ancient Egyptians, the sun god Ra (Re) played a vitally important role in m