Heliopolis
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Heliopolis was an ancient Egyptian city that served as a major religious and cosmological center, especially associated with the sun god Ra and the Ennead of gods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heliopolis canonical | 29 |
| Heliopolis region | 2 |
| Heliopolis, Egypt | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
ⓘ
cult center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| ancientEgyptianName |
Iunu
ⓘ
Iwnw ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Atum
ⓘ
Geb ⓘ Isis ⓘ Nephthys ⓘ Nut ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Ra-Horakhty ⓘ Seth ⓘ Shu ⓘ Tefnut ⓘ |
| associatedMonument |
benben stone
ⓘ
obelisks ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Heliopolitan creation myth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ennead of Heliopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Ennead
|
| cosmologicalConcept |
benben stone
ⓘ
primeval mound ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| creationMythFeature |
emergence of Ennead
ⓘ
self-creation of Atum ⓘ |
| cult | solar cult of Ra ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site for priestly scholarship
ⓘ
major center of Egyptian theology ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| greekName | Heliopolis self-link ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains | obelisks and temple ruins ⓘ |
| influenced |
Egyptian solar cults
ⓘ
later Greek and Roman views of Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
solar theology
ⓘ
sun temples ⓘ |
| latinName | Heliopolis self-link ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nile Delta ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | City of the Sun ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Ain Shams
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain Shams, Cairo
Heliopolis district ⓘ
surface form:
Heliopolis district of Cairo
|
| partOf | Memphite region ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Ra
ⓘ
Re ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
center of priesthood of Ra
ⓘ
site of major temples ⓘ |
| roleInReligion |
cosmological center of creation myths
ⓘ
major cult center of Ra ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heliopolis, Egypt
this entity surface form:
Heliopolis region
this entity surface form:
Heliopolis region
subject surface form:
Obelisk of Montecitorio
subject surface form:
Flaminio Obelisk