Heliopolis

//ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt. historical
  2. 2
    An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek. historical
  3. 3
    A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
  4. 4
    A suburb of Athens, Greece.

Synonyms

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awenbaalbekbaalbekheliopolis in augustamnicaheliopolis in coelosyriaheliopolis in phoenicia

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"And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.

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lower egypt

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