So much so, in fact, that there are said to be over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. And while a select few of these mythical characters are sometimes considered top-tier (Atum, Shu ...

Sebiumeker, the Meriotic god of procreation, was associated with the Egyptian creator god, Atum. Sandstone statue from Meroë, first century B.C. Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen Photograph by ...