Egyptian Thebes

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About this myth

Egyptian Thebes is a Creation myth originating from the Egyptian belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Atum.

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Myth summary

Of the original eight Egyptian deities (listed in the Egyptian Hermopolis myth), Amun (Atum) was the special force behind them and created everything.

Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Atum
Belief system: Egyptian
Origin: Africa › Northern Africa › Egypt

Belief system

Egyptian Religion

Polytheistic

The religion of ancient Egypt represents a cultural identity that lasted from ca. 3500 BCE to 300 CE, and included hundreds of myths, deities, and customs.

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Atum

Main deity

Atum is one of the oldest Egyptian deities in the world and was worshiped heavily in Heliopolis. He gave birth to the other primary Egyptian deities (the Ennead).

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The Egyptian Thebes creation myth comes from the city of Thebes, which was a religious capital that attributed the deity Atum's popularity to its growth in ancient times. The myth is similar to the Egyptian Hermopolis myth in regards to eight original deities who created everything (called the Ogdoad).

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Egyptian Thebes." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 03 Mar. 2019, omnika.org/stable/26. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, March 03). Egyptian Thebes. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/26

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Egyptian Thebes." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created March 03, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/26.

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Bibliography

Hart, George. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005.
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Lesko, Howard H., David P. Silverman, and John R. Baines. Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice. Edited by Byron E. Shafer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991.
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Müller, Wilhelm M., and James G. Scott. The Mythology of All Races / Volume XII, Egyptian and Indo-Chinese. Vol. 12, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by Louis H. Gray and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1918.
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Egyptian Belief system
Atum Main deity
Origin
location_city Egypt Northern Africa

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