In ancient Egypt a Thanagarian spaceship made of Nth-Metal crash-landed, only to be discovered by Prince Khufu and his betrothed, Chay-ara. Constant exposure to the metal forced Khufu and Chay-ara into a cycle of reincarnation. In the 20th century, they were incarnated as Carter Hall and Shiera Saunders, the original Hawkman and Hawkgirl where they wore Nth metal belts, made with the help of the Thanagarian Paran Katar.