The priesthood of the temple of the sun created the Heliopolitan cosmogony where the god Atum played the role of the creator. |
The temple had another group of divinities that included Iunet, Hathor, and Atum, whose statues were discovered in a hidden storage pit. |
In later times, Atum assumes the symbolism of the setting sun, receiving the Boat of Ra as it descends to the western horizon. |