The Heliopolitans were worshipped as deities by the inhabitants of the
Nile River Valley from as early as 10,000 BC. According to Heliopolitan legend, the first of these were Gaea (as
Neith), the Demiurge (as
Nun), and
Set (as
Apep/Apophis). Neith and Nun sired
Atum, the first of the
Ogdoad — the old gods. As Neith went about creating mortal life, Set desired to destroy her creations. In turn, Neith called Atum for protection. Atum and Set fought for eons until Atum transformed into the Demogorge and drove Set off. After Set's defeat, Atum begot the
Ennead — the new gods, took the name Ra and settled in the sun. The Ennead resided in the ancient city of
Heliopolis until their king
Osiris placed mortal
pharaohs in charge so that the gods could become less involved with human affairs and relocated themselves to the extradimensional realm of Celestial Heliopolis, known to the ancient Egyptians as "
Aaru." Bast would eventually become the patron deity of Wakanda, while Sobek and Sekhmet became patrons of lesser influential Wakandan cults. In Celestial Heliopolis, Seth murdered his brother Osiris in an attempted coup but Osiris' wife
Isis, and his sons Horus and Anubis combined their powers to resurrect Osiris. Osiris then dispatched Horus to exact revenge on Seth in a battle that lasted for several hundred years, ending when Seth gained the upper hand and sealed the gods in a pyramid. The Heliopolitans had captured a large creature called the
Devourer, who later escaped and fought Thor and the
Thing. The gods of Heliopolis, powerless and calling themselves "Lost Ones", joined Thor and
Earth Force in fighting Seth and his forces again, and ultimately regained their powers after the apparent death of Seth. The series
Moon Knight: City of the Dead reveals that Heliopolitan
Taweret assists in the judgement of souls in
Duat. Additionally, Anubis becomes the benefactor of the Cult of the Jackal and resurrects deceased Moon Knight enemies
Black Spectre, Chainsaw, Master Sniper,
Midnight, Plasma, and
Taurus, who form the
Legion of the Unliving alongside
Jackal Knight. In
The Undead Iron Fist, Osiris resurrects the recently deceased
Danny Rand as his avatar, bestowing him with new powers and renaming him Ghost Fist. Osiris has Rand undergo a trial to enact his vengeance upon
Quan Yaozu before a time limit, or else Rand's soul would be permanently bound to the underworld. ==Members==