Egyptian mythology · 5 chapters
The Hermopolitan Cosmogony
Before any god spoke creation into being, eight slept in the dark and dreamed the world together.
Eight primordial beings pool their opposing forces on the first mound to produce a cosmic egg from which Ra bursts forth as the inaugural sunrise.
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- 01Before the First LightIn the app
- 02The Eight Who Slept in DarknessIn the app
- 03The Primordial Mound RisesIn the app
- 04The Cosmic EggIn the app
- 05The First SunriseIn the app
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The Hermopolitan Cosmogony
Before the First Light
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