In ancient Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad refers to a group of eight primordial deities who were associated with the creation of the universe. These gods and goddesses were worshiped primarily in the city of Hermopolis (Khnum, sometimes spelled "Hermopolis Magna"). The Ogdoad consists of four pairs of divine beings, each representing aspects of chaos and creation before the emergence of the ordered world.
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