ATUM was the creator god of Heliopolis, the sole progenitor and head of the ancient Egyptian pantheon according to one of the earliest Egyptian cosmogonies. Atum, "the all" or "the complete one," by spitting, vomiting, or...

Ancient Egyptian primeval god and creator of the world, venerated especially in Heliopolis. His name is construed as meaning ‘he who is not yet completed’, or perhaps ‘the nonexistent’. Before heaven and earth became separated...

(Jusas, Iusas) Egyptian goddess: a theological fiction, a personification of the ‘hand of god’ with which → Atum masturbated to create the world from his own seed. According to another tradition, Juescaea was born from the skull of...

Atum (alternatively spelled Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an important deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred on the city of Heliopolis. His name is thought to be derived from the word 'tem' which means to complete or finish. Thus he has been...

Byline: Ron Charles Should you find yourself entombed in ancient Egypt, hope that your minions included a copy of Arthur Phillips's new novel among the gilded tools and ebony furniture. It'll make the time fly, and it's practically bright enough to read...

Egypt said Sunday it would seek the temporary return of some of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone and a bust of Nefertiti.The country's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the Foreign Ministry would send letters this week to France, Germany,...