Heliopolitans (comics)
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The Heliopolitans are a group of gods
in the Marvel Comics
universe
, based on the gods of Egyptian mythology.
Gods (Marvel Comics)
Several characters in many Marvel Comics stories have been referred to as gods. Generally, however, only those belonging to two specific types are considered to be the "true" gods. Note that only ONE of these beings are divine in the commonly understood sense, but most are rather simply powerful...
in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
, based on the gods of Egyptian mythology.
Members
- AtumAtum (comics)Atum is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, based loosely on the Ra of Egyptian mythology. The character first appears in Thor Annual #10 and was created by Alan Zelenetz and Bob Hall....
- RaRaRa is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the mid-day sun...
- Anubis
- BastBast (Marvel Comics)Bast is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Bast of Egyptian mythology.-Fictional character biography:...
- Bes
- Geb
- Horus
- IsisIsis (Marvel Comics)Isis is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Isis of Egyptian mythology.-Fictional character biography:...
- Khonshu
- Neith
- Nut
- Osiris
- Sekhmet
- Seth
- ThothThothThoth was considered one of the more important deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat...