TheEl creationmite mythde promulgatedla increació thehermopolità cityes ofcentrava Hermopolisen focusedla onnatura thede naturel'[[univers]] ofabans thede universela beforecreació thedel creation of the worldmón. The inherent qualities of the primeval waters were represented by a set of eight gods, called the [[Ogdoad]]. The god Nu and his female counterpart Naunet represented the inert primeval water itself; [[Huh (god)|Huh]] and his counterpart [[Hauhet]] represented the water's infinite extent; [[Kuk (mythology)|Kuk]] and [[Kauket]] personified the darkness present within it; and Amun and [[Amaunet]] represented its hidden and unknowable nature, in contrast to the tangible world of the living. The primeval waters were themselves part of the creation process, therefore, the deities representing them could be seen as creator gods.<ref name="Allen, pàg. 126" /> According to the myth, the eight gods were originally divided into male and female groups.<ref>Fleming and Lothian, ''Way to Eternity'', pàg. 27.</ref> They were symbolically depicted as aquatic creatures because they dwelt within the water: the males were represented as frogs, and the females were represented as [[Snake Goddess|snakes]].<ref>Wilkinson, ''Complete Gods and Goddesses'', pàg. 78.</ref> These two groups eventually converged, resulting in a great upheaval, which produced the pyramidal mound. From it emerged the sun, which rose into the sky to light the world.<ref>Fleming i Lothian, ''Way to Eternity'', pàgs. 27-28.</ref>
