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The Hermopolitan Ogdoad
Eight gods who are the deep waters, the endless, the dark, and the hidden — the world before the world.
At Hermopolis in Middle Egypt, Egyptians spoke of eight primeval gods — the Ogdoad — arranged in four male–female pairs that embodied the qualities of the world before creation: Nun and Naunet, the primeval waters; Heh and Hauhet, infinity and endlessness; Kek and Kauket, darkness; and Amun and Amaunet, hiddenness. From their interaction the first land and the sun emerged. The males were associated with frogs, the females with serpents. The city's Egyptian name, Khmun, means 'Eight-Town.'
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