Editing Heliopolis (ancient Egypt) (section)

==Legacy==
The importance of the solar cult at Heliopolis is reflected in both ancient pagan and current monotheistic beliefs. [[Classical mythology]] held that the Egyptian [[bennu]], renamed [[phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]], brought the remains of its predecessor to the altar of the sun god at Heliopolis each time it was reborn. In the [[Hebrew Bible]], Heliopolis is referenced directly and obliquely, usually in reference to its prominent pagan cult. In his prophesies against Egypt, [[Isaiah]] claimed the "City of the Sun" ({{langx|he|עיר החרס}}) would be one of the five Egyptian cities to follow the Lord of Heaven's army and speak [[Hebrew]].<ref>[[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 19:18.</ref>{{efn|Variant texts read "City of Destruction" ({{lang|he|עיר ההרס}}) instead.}} [[Jeremiah]] and [[Ezekiel]] mention the House or Temple of the Sun ({{langx|he|בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ|bêṯ šemeš}}) and Ôn, claiming [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] of the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]] would shatter its obelisks and burn its temple<ref>{{bibleref2|Jeremiah|43:13|NASB|Jeremiah 43:13 NASB; ''Compare'' NIV}}</ref> and that its "young men of Folly" (''Aven'') would "fall by the sword".<ref>{{bibleref2|Ezekiel|30:17|NIV|Ezekiel 30:17 NIV}}</ref>

[[File:José recibido en Heliópolis, de Francisco Gutiérrez (Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla).jpg|thumb|''José recibido en Heliópolis'', by [[Francisco Gutiérrez Cabello|Francisco Gutiérrez]] (currently held in the [[Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla]])]]

The "Syrian Heliopolis" [[Baalbek]] has been claimed to have gained its solar cult from a priest colony emigrating from Egypt.<ref>[[Macrobius]], ''Saturn.'', i. 23.</ref>

The [[Titular Episcopal See of Heliopolis in Augustamnica]] remains a [[titular see]] of both the [[Catholic Church]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].