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Ennead ( Greek Ἐννεάς - "nine"), also the great Ennead , or the Heliopolis pantheon , is the nine main gods in Ancient Egypt , originally originated in the city of Heliopolis [1] .
The oldest theogonic and cosmogonic system known in Egypt. The gods of Ennead were considered the first kings of Egypt. In other cities of Egypt created their own nine gods on the model of Heliopolis.
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Ennead Gods
- Atum ( Amon , Ra , Pta ) - arises from the original water Chaos of Nun
- Shu - air
- Tefnut - moisture
- Geb - earth
- Chickpea is the sky. Female deity.
- Osiris (Osiris) - King of the Underworld
- Isis (Isis) - the goddess of fertility
- Seth (Seth) - the personification of a thunderstorm, lightning, natural elements, the lord of life force. God of rage, sandstorms, destruction, chaos, war and death
- Nephthys (Nephthys, Nevtis) - the goddess of the underworld, the second sister of Osiris.
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Atum
Shu
Tefnut
Geb and Nut
Osiris
Isis
Set
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See also
- Ogdoada
- Enneads
Notes
- ↑ “... After the inclusion of the Osiris cycle in the Iliopolsk system, the so-called“ sacred ennead of the “nine gods” was obtained / Egypt // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.