Egyptian mythology
Heka
The Force That Sustains All Creation
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Group
- Protection · Creation · Magic · Divine · Wisdom · Healing · Aaru · Solar Barque · Maat
- Appears in
- Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle
- Objects
- Solar Barque · Sacred Scarab
Listen to “Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle” in the app
Heka is the god and the very force of magic, the power that lets the gods act and creation hold together. He existed before duality, present at the first moment of the world, and even Ra depends on him to sail the sun across the sky. He is shown as a man, sometimes a child, often grasping two entwined serpents. Physicians, priests, and magicians all worked 'by the heka,' invoking him in healing spells, amulets, and rites; to wield words of power was to draw on the energy he embodied.
Related figures
Real episode from the app
Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Heka?
- Heka is the god and the very force of magic, the power that lets the gods act and creation hold together. He existed before duality, present at the first moment of the world, and even Ra depends on him to sail the sun across the sky.
- Which mythology does Heka belong to?
- Heka belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Heka appear in?
- Heka appears in Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
Cite this page
MythologyNow. (2026). Heka. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/heka"Heka." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/heka.MythologyNow. "Heka." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/heka.Listen to the stories of Heka
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