Theme: Ancient Egyptian Mythology

This concerns the mythology of Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun and many of their myths were centred around the gods who controlled the rise of the sun and fall of night, ruled the underworld and other aspects. Most of the gods are depicted with the bodies of humans and the heads of animals. In later developments, the pharaoh himself becomes one of these gods.

Assorted artefacts from Ancient Egypt turn up in genre cinema, imbued with some power that makes them Magic Artefacts. One common artefact is the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which is frequently seen as holding occult power, but was in actuality a work composed to aid their dead during their journey through the underworld.

Several films deal with Ancient Egyptian gods and occasional efforts to summon them in the present-day. There are even several works that treat the gods of Ancient Egypt as being extra-terrestrial in origin – see Ancient Astronauts.

More prevalent is a fascination with Mummies, which are so common they get their own page, or the tombs of pharaohs, which are frequently seen as bringing curses down onto those who enter them.