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Ennead
Ancient Egyptian: pesedjet
In Ancient Egyptian religion, the concept of a cultic unity of 9 gods, usually representing a family through 3 or 4 generations.
Most Egyptian temples had both an ennead and a triad. In practically no cases, did the ennead play the same central role as the triad.
The ennead being both the first and the most important, was the one of Heliopolis. This was headed by Atum, and 3 generations. First came his children, Shu and Tefnut; his grandchildren, Geb and Nut; finally his great grandchildren, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.
These 9 gods all participated in the Heliopolitan creation myth, where the sun emerged from the primeval waters, represented by Nun.
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By: Tore Kjeilen
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