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| | name = Kek | | name = Kek | ||
| ⚫ | | image = Kek god.svg | ||
| | caption = Kauket (left) and Kek (right) sitting on thrones, relief from a temple at ] | |||
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| | cult_center = ] (as a member of the Ogdoad) | | cult_center = ] (as a member of the Ogdoad) | ||
| | spouse = Kauket | | spouse = Kauket | ||
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| ''Kek'' <br> | ''Kek'' <br> | ||
| <hiero>V31:V31-y-G43-N2-A40</hiero> <br> | <hiero>V31:V31-y-G43-N2-A40</hiero> <br> | ||
| ''Kekui'' <br> | |||
| ⚫ | <hiero>V31:V31-y-G43-N2-X1:H8-B1</hiero |
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| ''Kekuit'' <br> | ''Kekuit'' <br> | ||
| <hiero>V31:V31-N2-B1</hiero> <br> | <hiero>V31:V31-N2-B1</hiero> <br> | ||
| }} | }} | ||
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| ⚫ | '''Kek''' is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness |
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| | type = Egyptian | |||
| | name = Kauket | |||
| ⚫ | | hiero = <hiero>V31:V31-y-G43-N2-X1:H8-B1</hiero> | ||
| | cult_center = ] (as a member of the Ogdoad) | |||
| | spouse = Kek | |||
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| ⚫ | '''Kek''' is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness<ref>{{cite journal |first=E. |last=Hornung |title=Licht und Finsternis in der Vorstellungswelt Altägyptens |journal=Studium Generale |volume=8 |date=1965 |pages=72–83}}</ref> in the ] ] ] of ]. | ||
| The Ogdoad consisted of four pairs of deities, four male gods paired with their female counterparts. Kek's female counterpart was '''Kauket'''.<ref>{{cite book|first=E. A. Wallis|last=Budge|author-link=E. A. Wallis Budge|title=The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology|volume=1|publisher=] |year=1904a |url=https://archive.org/stream/godsofegyptianso00budg#page/282/mode/2up|pages=241, 283–286}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=E. A. Wallis|last=Budge|author-link=E. A. Wallis Budge|title=The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology|volume=2|publisher=]|year=1904b |url=https://archive.org/stream/godsofegyptianso02budg#page/378/mode/2up|pages=2, 378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |first=Georg |last=Steindorff |title=The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians |date=1905 |publisher=] |url=https://archive.org/stream/religionofancien00stei#page/50/mode/2up |page=50}}</ref> Kek and Kauket in some aspects also represent night and day, and were called "raiser up of the light" and the "raiser up of the night", respectively.{{sfnp|Budge|1904a|p=285f|loc=vol. 1}} | The Ogdoad consisted of four pairs of deities, four male gods paired with their female counterparts. Kek's female counterpart was '''Kauket'''.<ref>{{cite book|first=E. A. Wallis|last=Budge|author-link=E. A. Wallis Budge|title=The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology|volume=1|publisher=] |year=1904a |url=https://archive.org/stream/godsofegyptianso00budg#page/282/mode/2up|pages=241, 283–286}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=E. A. Wallis|last=Budge|author-link=E. A. Wallis Budge|title=The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology|volume=2|publisher=]|year=1904b |url=https://archive.org/stream/godsofegyptianso02budg#page/378/mode/2up|pages=2, 378}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |first=Georg |last=Steindorff |title=The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians |date=1905 |publisher=] |url=https://archive.org/stream/religionofancien00stei#page/50/mode/2up |page=50}}</ref> Kek and Kauket in some aspects also represent night and day, and were called "raiser up of the light" and the "raiser up of the night", respectively.{{sfnp|Budge|1904a|p=285f|loc=vol. 1}} | ||
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| ==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
| {{Main article|Pepe the Frog}} | {{Main article|Pepe the Frog}} | ||
| Individuals associated with online message boards, such as ], noted a similarity between Kek and the character ]. This was later paired with images of Pepe,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/14/16310330/destiny-2-armor-white-nationalist-kek-symbol-explanation|title=Bungie explains how Destiny 2 armor resembling hate symbol made it into the game|first=Samit|last=Sarkar|date=September 14, 2017|accessdate=August 4, 2018|work=]|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520062428/https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/14/16310330/destiny-2-armor-white-nationalist-kek-symbol-explanation|url-status=live}}</ref> resulting in a resurgence of interest in the ancient deity.<ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Neiwert |title=What the Kek: Explaining the Alt-Right 'Deity' Behind Their 'Meme Magic'|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/05/08/what-kek-explaining-alt-right-deity-behind-their-meme-magic|access-date=September 14, 2017|work=]|date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| Believers in Kek say that repeating integers, often called “dubs”, are the ] of reality, and that their occurrence invoke the deity. | |||
| ] has made numerous references to Pepe and even to Kek,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1607148387799011328?lang=en|title=Elon tweets Kek |website=Twitter.com|access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1628667176902352896?lang=en|title=Elon tweets Kek again|website=Twitter.com|access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> among others within the perceived right wing such as ], who tweeted himself as a version of the frog.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://americasvoice.org/blog/pepe-frog-meme-shared-trump-trump-jr-identified-hate-symbol-anti-defamation-league/|title=Trumps tweet Pepe|website=Americasvoice.com|access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> Believers have cited this as evidence of ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pepethefrogfaith.wordpress.com/|title=The Truth About Pepe and the Cult of Kek|website=wordpress.com |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref> | |||
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Kek is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness in the ancient Egyptian Ogdoad cosmogony of Hermopolis.
The Ogdoad consisted of four pairs of deities, four male gods paired with their female counterparts. Kek's female counterpart was Kauket. Kek and Kauket in some aspects also represent night and day, and were called "raiser up of the light" and the "raiser up of the night", respectively.
The name is written as kk or kkwy with a variant of the sky hieroglyph in ligature with the staff (N2) associated with the word for "darkness" kkw.
History
In the oldest representations, Kekui is given the head of a serpent, and Kekuit the head of either a frog or a cat. In one scene, they are identified with Ka and Kait; in this scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog surmounted by a beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a serpent surmounted by a disk.
In the Greco-Roman period, Kek's male form was depicted as a frog-headed man, and the female form as a serpent-headed woman, as were all four dualistic concepts in the Ogdoad.
In popular culture
Main article: Pepe the FrogIndividuals associated with online message boards, such as 4chan, noted a similarity between Kek and the character Pepe the Frog. This was later paired with images of Pepe, resulting in a resurgence of interest in the ancient deity.
See also
References
- Hornung, E. (1965). "Licht und Finsternis in der Vorstellungswelt Altägyptens". Studium Generale. 8: 72–83.
- Budge, E. A. Wallis (1904a). The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology. Vol. 1. Methuen & Co. pp. 241, 283–286.
- Budge, E. A. Wallis (1904b). The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology. Vol. 2. Methuen & Co. pp. 2, 378.
- Steindorff, Georg (1905). The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians. G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 50.
- Budge (1904a), p. 285f, vol. 1.
- Budge (1904a), p. 283, vol. 1.
- Budge (1904a), p. 286, vol. 1.
- Sarkar, Samit (September 14, 2017). "Bungie explains how Destiny 2 armor resembling hate symbol made it into the game". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- David, Neiwert (May 8, 2017). "What the Kek: Explaining the Alt-Right 'Deity' Behind Their 'Meme Magic'". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
External links
- Seawright, Caroline (2003). "Kek and Kauket, Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night". Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
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