Tourists visiting the Great Sphinx of Giza should address it, cautiously, as Horemakhet Khepri-Ra-Atum.

Now, as Re has turned into Atum -poorweakling!-it is safe to venture outside.

Here were found several inscriptions bearing the Egyptian name of the city P-Atum, house of the god Atum.

Eventually he evolved into Atum- Ra.

As you know, they are the embodiment of the burning eye of Atum -thesun in his destructive element.

Re in all his forms -theyoung Khepri of the morning, the strong Re of midday, and the tottering, weak Atum of sunset.

In his aspect as Atum- Ra we see that although typically cited as male, Ra, is cited as generating the first gods from himself.

(Also known as Atum, Tum)