Kek (mythology)
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Kek is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness in the ancient Egyptian Ogdoad cosmogony of Hermopolis.
Kauket (left) and Kek (right) sitting on thrones, relief from a temple at Deir el-Medina
Kek and Kauket (bottom right) depicted in a painted relief from Dendera.
Ogdoad (Egyptian)
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In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad were eight primordial deities worshiped in Hermopolis.
Kek (mythology)
…Kek is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness in the ancient Egyptian Ogdoad cosmogony of Hermopolis. The Ogdoad consisted of four pairs of deities, four male gods paired with their female counterparts. Kek's female counterpart…
The Ogdoad with both their male and female consorts
Drawing of a representation of the Ogdoad in the temple of Philae