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Nun and Naunet

Nun and Naunet. Egyptian Deities of Chaos and Water. Nun and Naunet. Nun and Naunet were the Egyptian Gods of chaos and water. Egyptians believed that before that world was formed, there was a watery mass of dark, directionless chaos. NUN (NU).

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Nun and Naunet

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  1. Nun and Naunet Egyptian Deities of Chaos and Water

  2. Nun and Naunet Nun and Naunet were the Egyptian Gods of chaos and water. Egyptians believed that before that world was formed, there was a watery mass of dark, directionless chaos.

  3. NUN (NU) In the Ogdoad cosmogony nu means “abyss”. In ancient Egyptian art,Nun also appears as a bearded man, with blue-green skin, representing water.

  4. NAUNET • In ancient Egyptian art, Naunet is represented as a snake or snake-headed woman. • In the Ogdoad cosmogony, she is the girlfriend of Nun, and travels with him in the solar boat.

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