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Heh & Hehet (primordial infinity)

Heh & Hehet
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In the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, Heh and Hehet represent primordial infinity (the endless, the without-beginning).

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Who they are

Heh and Hehet are the second pair of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad, representing primordial infinity — the endless, the without-beginning [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic. They are the 'eternity' that underlies the other primeval conditions [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.
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  • The second pair of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.
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SIBLING_OFNun & Naunet (primeval waters) — The Ogdoad pairs are 'siblings' (primeval conditions).[S4]
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Myths featuring Heh & Hehet (primordial infinity)

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The Hermopolitan Creation (the Ogdoad)

In the Hermopolitan tradition, creation begins with the Ogdoad — eight primeval deities representing the conditions of the primordial state: the waters (Nun/Naunet), infinity (Heh/Hehet), mystery (Khenunu/Khenunit), and duration (Sat/Satet). From these primeval conditions, the world (and the sun) comes into being [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.

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