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Kek

deity underworld ancient Egyptian religion single tradition · 4

Kek is one of the Ogdoad deities. Like the other Ogdoad deities, Kek did not have temples or any center of worship.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 300
Historical notes
Ogdoad deities are associated with the Old Kingdom of Egypt, c. 3000 BCE.

Relationships

sibling of
Kauket
co occurs with
Tatenen, Nepit, Amun, Amaunet, Naunet, Nun, Hauhet, Heh, Neper, Hapi
consort of
Kauket

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Nun (mythology)
  2. List of Egyptian deities
  3. Kek (mythology)
  4. Sebeg

Source passages

“The Ogdoad includes along with Naunet and Nun, Amaunet and Amun; Hauhet and Heh; and Kauket and Kek. Like the other Ogdoad deities, Nu did not have temples or any center of worship.”

#17011 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Kek and Kauket – The god and goddess of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness”

#21042 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Individuals associated with online message boards, such as 4chan, noted a similarity between Kek and the character Pepe the Frog. This was later paired with images of Pepe, resulting in a resurgence of interest in the ancient deity.”

#24251 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001