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The ancient Egyptians, like all literate cultures, developed a written cosmogony that explained how the world was created. The Egyptians believed that their gods and goddesses played significant roles in the creation of the physical world and later humanity. At first glance , ancient the Egyptian cosmogony does not seem very different than those of other cultures, but a . A closer examination reveals that the Egyptian system had one very notable difference than all others – there were actually three creation myths.

The three ancient Egyptian creation myths corresponded to the cities where they originated: Hermopolis, Memphis, and Heliopolis. Each of these cities also represented an important a critical deity – Amun, Ptah, and Atum , respectively – and a specific way in which creation took place. To modern people , it may seem strange and contradictory that the ancient Egyptians had three seemingly disparate creation myths. Still, but it was all quite logical and keeping with the complex Egyptian view the universe.