Re was the sun and creator god. His cult center was at Heliopolis.
Hymn to Re by King Wahankh Intef II
Will you depart, father Re before you commend me?
Will sky conceal you before you commend me?
Commend me to night and those dwelling in it,
So as to find me among your adorers, O Re,
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I am your deputy, you made me lord of life, undying.
Commend me to night's early hours:
May they place their guard upon me;
Commend me to early dawn:
May he put his guards about me;
I am the nursling of early dawn,
I am the nursling of night's early hours,
Born at night, whose life is made in darkness,
Whose fear besets the herds with back-turned horns.
With your eye's red glow as my protection
You find me hailing your approach!
Lichtheim - Ancient Egyptian Literature, Vol I