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The Great Ennead of Heliopolis is a group of nine Egyptian gods who, as a group, formed the spiritual foundation for the civilization of ancient Egypt. The first written record of the Great Ennead dates back to the Fifth dynasty pyramid texts found in the pyramid of King Unis (2375-2345 BC). Each of these gods had a spiritual function that exactly parallels the spiritual function of each of the nine soul types. The following table illustrates the relationship between the soul types and the Egyptian gods of the Great Ennead.