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ennead

SYNONYM: pesedjet
CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: Groups of nine deities, nine being the plural" of three (in Egypt the number three symbolized plurality in general) but some enneads had more than nine gods. The earliest and principal ennead was the Great Ennead of Heliopolis. This was headed by the sun god and creator Re or Re-Atum followed by Shu and Tefnut deities of air and moisture; Geb and Nut who represented earth and sky; and Osiris Isis Seth and Nephthys. Enneads are associated with several major cult centers."

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Geb

CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: The God of the earth, whose sister was the sky goddess Nut; they were of the second generation in the Ennead (group of nine gods) of Heliopolis. He was the third divine ruler among the gods; the human pharaohs claimed to be descended from him. He was the father of Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.

Nephthys

CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: Egyptian goddess, sister of Isis, Osiris, and Seth, whose wife she was in the Osiris legend. With Isis, referred to one of the 'two kites', screeching birds that sounded like mourning women. She was a protectress of the dead. She was a goddess in the Great Ennead of Heliopolis, but seems to have no cult center or temple of her own. She was said to be the mother of Anubis from a union with Osiris, and the daughter of Nut.

Nut

CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: In Egyptian religion, a goddess of the sky, vault of the heavens, often depicted as a woman arched over the earth god Geb. On five special days preceding the New Year, Nut gave birth successively to the deities Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, and Nephthys. These gods, with the exception of Horus, were commonly referred to as the children of Nut." In the Heliopolitan doctrine of the Ennead she was considered the daughter of Shu and sister-wife of Geb."

Shu

CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: In Egyptian religion, the god of air and sunlight, created solely by Atum. Shu and his sister and companion, Tefnut (goddess of moisture), were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis; Nut and Geb were their children. In some Middle Kingdom texts, Shu was given the status of a primeval creator god.

Tefnut

CATEGORY: deity
DEFINITION: Egyptian goddess associated with moisture or damp air. She was one of first gods created by Atum along with brother/husband Shu. Her children were Geb (earth god) and Nut (sky goddess). Shu and Tefnut were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis.