The God Of Heliopolis: Atum, The Creator God

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ATUM

Atum was a god of ancient egypt. He had certain animals that represented him such as, snake, mongoose, lion, bull and ape. Atum was worshipped in the city of Heliopolis. Some even called him the god of Heliopolis. Atum was the creator god. His job was to create other gods and goddesses. He was worshipped to because, Egyptians believed that he was the first god and the first person with all knowledge. He was the god who rose from the sea of dread, (Nun), and he created all of the other gods. Atum’s purpose that he served was to be looked up to and for other gods to be looked up to. Atum was one of those gods. He was the most important by far. Atum had multiple names such as Aka, Atem, or Tem. His children are, the goddess Tefnut, and

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