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Kuk (also spelled as Kek or Keku) is the deification of the primordial concept of darkness in ancient Egyptian religion. In the Ogdoad cosmogony, his name meant darkness. As a concept, Kuk was viewed as androgynous, his female form being known as Kauket (also spelled as Keket), which is simply the female form of the word Kuk.
Like all four 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. The other members of the Ogdoad are Nu and Naunet, Amun and Amaunet, Huh and Hauhet.
In popular culture
Kek worship has become associated with 4chan and alt-right politics.
References
- Budge, Ernest. "The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology, Volume 2". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- Steindorff, Georg. "The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- Seawright, Caroline. "Kek and Kauket, Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night". Retrieved 2008-08-22.
He was the god of the darkness of chaos
- "Naked Nigel, the God Kek and modern politics".
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