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| As a symbol of darkness, Kuk also represented ], and the unknown, and thus ]. Also, Kuk was seen as that which occurred before light, thus was known as the ''bringer-in of light''. | As a symbol of darkness, Kuk also represented ], and the unknown, and thus ]. Also, Kuk was seen as that which occurred before light, thus was known as the ''bringer-in of light''. | ||
| Trivia: "Kuk" is in the Swedish laguage the most obcene word for the male penis. | |||
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- See k.u.k. for the abbreviation describing the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In Egyptian mythology, Kuk (also spelt Keku) was the deification of the primordial concept of darkness, in the Ogdoad cosmogony, his name meaning darkness. As a concept, Kuk was viewed as androgynous, his female form being known as Kauket (also spelt Keket), which is simply the female form of the word Kuk. Like all 4 dualistic concepts in the Ogdoad, Kuk's male form was depicted as a frog, or as a frog-headed man, and the female form as a snake, or a snake-headed woman.
As a symbol of darkness, Kuk also represented obscurity, and the unknown, and thus chaos. Also, Kuk was seen as that which occurred before light, thus was known as the bringer-in of light.
Trivia: "Kuk" is in the Swedish laguage the most obcene word for the male penis.
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