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THE MUMMY


The title character in the 1932 Universal horror film '' The Mummy '' is the reanimated Prince Imhotep , who uses the alias Ardath Bey (an anagram of 'Death by Ra ').

The 1999 version of '' The Mummy '', its sequel '' The Mummy Returns '', and the spinoff film '' The Scorpion King '' delve deeper into the mystical aspects of Egyptian mythology than the original version did.


COMIC BOOKS




  • Two incarnations of the Charlton Comics (now DC Comics) superhero Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett and Jaime Reyes) derive their powers from a mystical Scarab artifact.



  • Seth himself has appeared in Marvel Comics as a foe of Thor and the other Asgardians .


  • A 2002 Image Comics story thrust Isis into 21st-century Los Angeles as a superheroine.



STARGATE


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The 1994 science fiction film '' Stargate '' was based around the premise that the god Ra was in fact an alien being from the planet Abydos , who served as the film's villain.

The spinoff television series '' Stargate SG-1 '' has expanded this mythos by establishing that all of the Egyptian gods were members of Ra's race, the parasitic Goa'uld . Evil fictional versions of such deities as Hathor are among the recurring villains of the series.


MISCELLANEOUS


  • The rock band Journey is known for incorporating scarab imagery into its album covers.



  • The '' Simpsons '' episode " Lost Our Lisa " involves a museum exhibit entitled "Treasures of Isis", which houses the fictional Orb of Isis.


  • In another ''Simpsons episode'', " Treehouse Of Horror XV ", the segment "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" involves the equally fictional Seven Swords of Osiris .



  • The short-lived animated series '' Mummies Alive! '' occasionally featured Egyptian gods as characters.



  • The '' Yu-Gi-Oh! '' game/anime/manga series is rife with references to ancient Egypt and its mythology.




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