Egypt · The first god, and completion
Atum ỉtm
Also written Tem.
- God of
- The first god, and completion
- Recognised by
- A man in the double crown, often elderly, sometimes a serpent
- Chief cult centre
- Heliopolis
The one who came into being by himself out of the waters of Nun and then made the rest. His name carries both completeness and not-yet-existing, which is the knot Egyptian creation accounts keep returning to.
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