in Ancient Geography, so called by Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus, by Moses On, and in Jeremiah Bethschems; a city of Egypt, to the south-east of the Delta, and east of Memphis; of a very old standing, its origin terminating in fable. Here stood the temple of the sun, held in religious veneration. The city stood on an extraordinary mount, but in Strabo's time was desolate. It gave name to the Nomos Heliopolites.—There was another Heliopolis in Coelo-syria, near the springs of the Orontes; so called from the worship of the sun, which was in great vogue over all Syria.