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The Ennead ( a word derived from Greek, meaning the nine) is a grouping of the nine deities, most often used in
the context of Egytptian mythology. As three of threes..
The Ennead were the nine great Osirian gods: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
The term is also used to describe the council of the gods as well as a collective term for all the gods.
Atum was the first who created himself (or arose out of Nu, the primal nothingness) and who created Shu and Tefnut
from either his spittle or his blood. From their union came Geb and Nut. Their children, the great-grandchildren of
Atum, were the first gods of earth: Osiris and Isis, and Set and Nephthys. From those four were all the pharaohs
and many of the gods descended.
Th Ennead (a word derived from Greek, meaning the nine) is a grouping of nine deities, most often used in context
of Egyptian mythology. As three of threes, the number was considered of great carnal power, and the groupings of
nine Gods were considered very important.
There were multiple Enneads in ancient Egypt. Pyramid Texts mention the Great Ennead, the Lesser Ennead, the
Dual Ennead, and even the Seven Enneads.
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