Egyptian mythology
Kek
God of the Pre-dawn Darkness, Bringer of Light's Antecedent
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Group
- Creation · Ogdoad · Chaos · Nature · Primordials
- Appears in
- The Hermopolitan Cosmogony
- Places
- Nun · Hermopolis
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Kek is the god of the darkness before dawn, the deep, fertile night that holds the light still unborn within it. He is one of the eight primordial deities of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, paired with his consort Kauket, who together personify the gloom of the waters before creation. He is among the oldest forces in Egyptian thought, older than the gods of the Ennead. His is not the destructive chaos of Isfet but the creative void out of which the first sunrise must come, the darkness pregnant with the day.
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Real episode from the app
The Hermopolitan Cosmogony
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kek?
- Kek is the god of the darkness before dawn, the deep, fertile night that holds the light still unborn within it. He is one of the eight primordial deities of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, paired with his consort Kauket, who together personify the gloom of the waters before creation.
- Which mythology does Kek belong to?
- Kek belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Kek appear in?
- Kek appears in The Hermopolitan Cosmogony, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Kek. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/kek"Kek." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/kek.MythologyNow. "Kek." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/kek.Listen to the stories of Kek
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