Ogdoad (Egyptian)
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In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad were eight primordial deities worshiped in Hermopolis.
The Ogdoad with both their male and female consorts
Drawing of a representation of the Ogdoad in the temple of Philae
Nun (mythology)
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Nun or Nu, in ancient Egyptian religion, is the personification of the primordial watery abyss which existed at the time of creation and from which the creator sun god Ra arose.
Ogdoad (Egyptian)
…names of each pair have the same meanings and differ only slightly, with the difference being the appending of symbols indicating 'female'. The names of Nu and Naunet are written with the determiners for sky and water, and it seems clear that they represent the primordial waters. Ḥeḥ and Ḥeuḥet have no readily…
Nun lifts the solar barque with the new-born sun from the waters of creation.
The mystical Spell 17, from the Papyrus of Ani. The vignette illustrates (left) Nu.