 New gods continued to emerge after this transformation . Some important deities like Isis and Amun are not known to have appeared until the Old Kingdom ( c . 2686 – 2181 BC ) . Places and concepts could suddenly inspire the creation of a deity to represent them , and deities were sometimes created to serve as opposite @-@ sex counterparts to established gods or goddesses . Kings were said to be divine , although only a few continued to be worshipped long after their deaths . Some non @-@ royal humans were said to have the favor of the gods and were venerated accordingly . This veneration was usually short @-@ lived , but the court architects Imhotep and Amenhotep son of Hapu were regarded as gods centuries after their lifetimes , as were some other officials . 
 New gods continued to emerge after this transformation . Some important deities like Isis and Amun are not known to <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>have</mark></a> appeared until the Old Kingdom ( c . 2686 – 2181 BC ) . Places and concepts could suddenly inspire the creation of a deity to represent them , and deities <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> sometimes created to serve as opposite @-@ sex counterparts to established gods or goddesses . Kings <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> said to be divine , although only a few continued to be worshipped long after their deaths . Some non @-@ royal humans <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> said to have the favor of the gods and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> venerated accordingly . This veneration was usually short @-@ lived , but the court architects Imhotep and Amenhotep son of Hapu <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> regarded as gods centuries after their lifetimes , as <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> some other officials . 
New gods continued to emerge after dis transformation . sum important deities like Isis and Amun ain't known to done appeared til da Old Kingdom ( c . 2686 – 2181 BC ) . Places and concepts could suddenly inspire the creation of a deity to represent them , and deities was sometimes created to serve as opposite @-@ sex counterparts to established gods or goddesses . Kings was said to b divine , although only a few continued to be worshipped long after their deaths . Some non @-@ royal humans was said to have the favor of the gods and was venerated accordingly . This veneration was usually short @-@ lived , but tdacourt architects Imhotep and Amenhotep son of Hapu was regarded as gods centuries after their lifetimes , as was ssumother officials .