History
The Gods of Celestial Heliopolis are a race of powerful human-like entities who possess god-like powers and were worshiped by the ancient Egyptians from five to three thousand years ago. Their precise origin, like that of all the races of Earth-Gods, are lost in legend. At the time of the close of the Twenty-First Dynasty of Egypt (about 945 B.C.), the Heliopolitans were imprisoned by their treacherous kinsman Seth, a fate that they escaped in very recent times. Celestial Heliopolis ("City of the Sun") is a realm analogous to Asgard and Olympus, located in another dimension adjacent to Earth. The Heliopolitans today have little traffic with humanity.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
The Heliopolitans all have some potential to practice magic, mostly but not limited to changing their appearances, transforming matter and wielding cosmic, elemental and paranormal energies.
Abilities
- Allspeak: Thanks to the Allspeak, they can communicate and be understood by or races.
Average Strength Level
The average Heliopolitan male can lift (press) about 30 tons under optimal conditions; the average Heliopolitan female can lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Habitat
Habitat
Earth-like
Gravity
Normal
Atmosphere
Normal
Population
125 (estimated)
Miscellaneous
Type of Government
Monarchy (ruled by a pharaoh)
Level of Technology
Magic
Cultural Traits
The Heliopolitans were worshipped as gods by the people of Egypt[5] and regions of Northern Africa in Nubia,[3] northern Sudan[3] and Ethiopia. They are replacements of an earlier generation of Egyptian gods known as the Ogdoad or Hermopolitans.[5]
Representatives
Anubis, Bast, Bes, Geb, Horus, Isis, Chons/Khonshu, Nepthys, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Seth, Shu, Tefnut, et al.
Trivia
In Egyptian mythology, the Egyptian gods were either known as the Ogdoad (in referring to their ancestral gods) or Ennead (in refering to the main council). "Heliopolitian" is not an actual mythologigical name.
See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Ennead
- 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Ennead
- 1 mention(s) of Ennead
- 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ennead
- 1 image(s) of Ennead
- 14 representative(s) of Ennead
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wolverine Annual Vol 3 #1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marvel Atlas #2; Burunda's entry
- ↑ Marvel Universe: The End #2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1; Heliopolitans' entry