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Nun

Egyptian mythology

Nun

Father of the Gods, Lord of the Formless Deep

Mythology
Egyptian mythology
Children
Ra · Atum
Group
Creation · Ogdoad · Chaos · Water · Primordials
Places
Nun · Hermopolis

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Nun is the formless primordial ocean that existed before creation, the dark, boundless waters out of which everything emerged. He is the eldest of the gods, father of Ra, and head of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad alongside his counterpart Naunet. From his depths rose the first mound of land and the first sunrise. Nun is not a god of deeds but of origin: he persists at the edges of the ordered world, beneath the earth and beyond the sky, and Egyptians believed all things would one day return to his waters. He is depicted lifting the solar barque aloft at the moment of creation.

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The Hermopolitan Cosmogony

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nun?
Nun is the formless primordial ocean that existed before creation, the dark, boundless waters out of which everything emerged. He is the eldest of the gods, father of Ra, and head of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad alongside his counterpart Naunet.
Which mythology does Nun belong to?
Nun belongs to Egyptian mythology.
Which stories does Nun appear in?
Nun appears in The Hermopolitan Cosmogony, The Creation of the Ennead, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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