The First Eight - The Ogdoad
GodsWhat: The Eightfold: 4 Frog headed Gods and 4 Serpent headed Goddesses who are represented as pairs
Where: Mainly worshipped in Hermopolis Magna but also had a Cult Centre at Medinet Habu in the later dynasties
When: 2686 – 2134 BCE—in the Old Kingdom
Who: God Nu with Goddess Naunet who together represent the Primordial Waters
God Heh and Goddess Hauhet representing the Flood and the Eternity of life through rebirth
God Qerh/Amun and Goddess Qerhet/Amunet are thought to represent the Air
God Kek and Goddess Kauket portray the Primordial Darkness being known as the “Raiser up of the Light” and the “Raiser up of the Night”, respectively
The Story
One of the Origin Myths explains that the Ogdoad resided in the Primeval Waters of the original Chaos. They decided to combine their forces and by the Magic of the Heka, the Sun is birthed allowing some of the Waters to “dry”, forming the first “island”.
