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The Ennead was a group of nine deities in Egyptian mythology. The Ennead were worshipped at Heliopolis and consisted of the god [[Atum]], his children [[Shu]] and [[Tefnut]], their children [[Geb]] and [[Nut]] and their children [[Osiris]], [[Isis]], [[Set]] and [[Nephthys]]. | The Ennead was a group of nine deities in Egyptian mythology. The Ennead were worshipped at Heliopolis and consisted of the god [[Atum]], his children [[Shu]] and [[Tefnut]], their children [[Geb]] and [[Nut]] and their children [[Osiris]], [[Isis]], [[Set]] and [[Nephthys]]. | ||
The creation account of Heliopolis relates that from the primeval waters represented by Nun, a mound appeared on which the self-begotten deity [[Atum]] sat. Bored and alone, [[Atum]] spat producing [[Shu]], representing the air and [[Tefnut]], representing moisture. [[Shu]] and [[Tefnut]] mated and brought forth [[Geb]], representing the earth, and [[Nut]], representing the nighttime sky. Because of their initial closeness, [[Geb]] and [[Nut]] engaged in continuous copulation until [[Shu]] separated them, lifting [[Nut]] into her place in the sky. The children of [[Geb]] and [[Nut]] were the sons [[Osiris]] and [[Set]] and the daughters [[Isis]] and [[Nephthys]], which in turn formed couples. | |||
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