Ogdoad

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Categories: Egyptian Gods

The Ennead
Ra Shu Tefnut Nut Geb	Nephthys Osiris Isis Set
The Ogdoad
Nu/Naunet Amoun/Amaunet	Kuk/Kauket Huh/Hauhet
Other Egyptian Gods
Anubis Anuket Apophis Apis Astarte Aten Bast Bes Hapi Hathor Horus Harpocrates	Khepri Khonsu Khnum Maat Mentu Neith Nut Ptah Sebek Sekhmet Tahuti Tawaret Tum

In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad are the eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis. They were arranged in four male/female pairs:

• Nu/Naunet
• Amun/Amaunet
• Kuk/Kauket
• Huh/Hauhet

They created the mound of dirt (Mehturt) from which Ra was born. The gods were associated with frogs and the goddesses were associated with snakes.

See also: Ennead

References

• Wikipedia. (2005). Ogdoad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogdoad). Retrieved on 02/28/2005.