Hermopolitan Ogdoad

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ancient Egyptian religious concept group of deities primordial deities

The Hermopolitan Ogdoad is a group of eight primordial deities in ancient Egyptian cosmology who personify the chaotic, pre-creation state of the universe.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ogdoad of Hermopolis 3
Ogdoad 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian religious concept ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ
primordial deities ⓘ
associatedWith Hermopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nun NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmology of Hermopolis ⓘ
creation of the world ⓘ
conceptualAspect darkness ⓘ
hiddenness ⓘ
infinity ⓘ
primordial waters ⓘ
cosmicLocation pre-creation cosmos ⓘ
cosmologicalRole personification of chaos ⓘ
personification of the pre-creation state ⓘ
primordial forces of the universe ⓘ
cultCenter Hermopolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khmunu NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture ancient Egypt ⓘ
femaleDeitiesRepresent feminine aspects of primordial chaos ⓘ
languageOfName ancient Egyptian ⓘ
maleDeitiesRepresent masculine aspects of primordial chaos ⓘ
member Amaunet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hauhet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kauket NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kuk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naunet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nun NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberCountFemale 4 ⓘ
memberCountMale 4 ⓘ
memberType four male–female pairs ⓘ
mythologicalFunction generate the first mound of creation ⓘ
give rise to the creator deity ⓘ
numberOfMembers 8 ⓘ
opposedTo ordered created world ⓘ
relatedConcept Ennead of Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Memphite Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
representedAs frogs and snakes in some traditions ⓘ
sourceType coffin texts ⓘ
pyramid texts ⓘ
temple inscriptions ⓘ
timePeriod Late Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshippedBy priests of Hermopolis ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hermopolis → deitiesVenerated → Hermopolitan Ogdoad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogdoad of Hermopolis
Pesedjet → distinguishedFrom → Hermopolitan Ogdoad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogdoad of Hermopolis
Hermopolis → hadTempleDedicatedTo → Hermopolitan Ogdoad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogdoad
Ancient Egyptian religion → hasCosmology → Hermopolitan Ogdoad ⓘ
Nun → memberOf → Hermopolitan Ogdoad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogdoad of Hermopolis