About this myth
Egyptian Hermopolis is a
In a nutshell
Myth summary
Before the world began, eight deities called the Ogdoad (sometimes the 'Ennead') were separated into four men and four women. They lived in primedal water and rose out of the water to create what we know as land, the sun, and everything else we inhabit on Earth.
Belief system
Egyptian Religion
Polytheistic
The religion of ancient Egypt represents a cultural identity that lasted from ca. 3500 BCE to 300 CE, and included hundreds of myths, deities, and customs.
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Atum
Main deity
Atum is one of the oldest Egyptian deities in the world and was worshiped heavily in Heliopolis. He gave birth to the other primary Egyptian deities (the Ennead).
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Artifact
John Huehnergard
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The artifact named Utterances 571-574 has contents related to this mythological story.
Translation
"Utterances 571-574": English Translation of Pyramid Texts by Samuel A.B. Mercer
Book · Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer · 1952
"Utterances 571-574" is a 1952 English translation of Utterances 571-574 in the Egyptian Pyramid Texts by Samuel A.B. Mercer. Lines 1466a-1491c seem to detail a creation myth unique to the city of Hermopolis.
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Background
The Egyptian Hermopolis creation myth was an early creation story that lost popularity in Egypt shortly after it was written until the fourteenth century BCE. The myth highlights the role of eight important and primary deities as the creators of everything.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Egyptian Hermopolis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 03 Mar. 2019, omnika.org/stable/24. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
OMNIKA (2019, March 03). Egyptian Hermopolis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/24
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Egyptian Hermopolis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created March 03, 2019. Accessed May 9, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/24.
