Amun-Ra a form of the sun god, is sometimes depicted as a sphinx or a human with the head of a hawk. The disk of the sun is a symbol of this god.

The word Amun means "the hidden" or the "hiddenness of divinity", whereas Ra means "the sun" or the "divinity in the power of the sun".  Amun-Ra is a representation of these two ideas: the ever-present invisible power and radiant light of the divine force that sustains life.