Ogdoad
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(see individual names) Major cult centerHermopolis
The Ogdoad with both their male and female consorts Drawing of a representation of the Ogdoad in the temple of Philae In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Ancient Greek: ὀγδοάς "the Eightfold"; Ancient Egyptian: ḫmnyw, a plural nisba of ḫmnw "eight") were eight primordial deities worshiped in Hermopolis.
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