Emerging from the myth of creation, came the conception of the ennead, a group of nine spiritualities, and synchronization, consisting of a celestial father, mother, and son. All confined temples in Egypt possessed their own ennead and triad. The greatest ennead, however, was that of Ra, his children, and grandchildren. This group was worshiped at Heliopolis, the "center of Sun worship". Yet, the origin of the local idols is vague; some taken from foreign religions, and some originally inspired from the animal gods of primitive Africa. Progressively, they were all complex into a complicated religious structure, although few local divinities became important throughout Egypt comparatively. Additionally, to those already named, the important divinities included the gods Amon, Thoth, Ptah, Khnemu, and Hapi, and the goddesses Hathor, Mut, Neit, and Sekhet. Their significance increased with the biased superiority of the vicinities where they were worshiped. For instance, the ennead of Memphis was headed by a triad composed of the father Ptah, the mother Sekhet, and the son Imhotep. Consequently, during the Memphite dynasties, Ptah became one of the greatest gods in Egypt. Correspondingly, when the Theban dynasties ruled Egypt, the ennead of Thebes was given the most importance, headed by the father Amon, the mother Mut, and the son Khonsu. As the religion became more concerned, true deities were occasionally mystified with human beings who had been glorified after death. Hence, Imhotep, who was originally the chief minister of the 3rd Dynasty ruler Djoser, was later regarded as a demigod.
During the 5th Dynasty the pharaohs began to claim divine ancestry and from that time on were worshiped as sons of Ra. Trivial gods, some merely demons, were also given places in local divine hierarchies. (Reference & Research Book News)
Egyptian Mythology can be defined as the belief of ancient Egypt. Although an exact religion, in the sense of a cohesive theological system, never existed among them, the pious attitude of the ancient Egyptians were the dominating controls in the progress of their culture.
