Atum and the Ennead at Heliopolis
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Atum was "Lord of the Limits of the Sky". His cult center was Heliopolis. He was a solor diety and head of the Ennead. In the Old Kingdom he lifted the dead king from the pyramid to the stars. |
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He was later joined with the God Re as Re-Atum. In the later dynasties Atum became the protector of all dead people on their way into the Afterlife and is featured in the non-royal Theban tombs in the New Kingdom. |
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The Ennead
Shu (Air) support Nut (the Sky)
The Ennead consisted of the Osirian Gods: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Set and Nepthys. See the Heliopolis Creation Myth.
Atum - The solar/creator god.
Shu - personification of air.
Tefnut - personification of moisture.
Geb - personification of earth.
Nut - personification of sky.
Osiris - The first King of Egypt and later god of the underworld.
Isis - The first Queen Egypt and goddess of magic, funerary
goddess, protector of the King.
Set - Brother of Isis, Osiris and later god of chaos.
Nepthys - Sister of Osiris and Isis and consort of Set, funerary
goddess
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