Hu (Egyptian mythology)
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Hu is an ancient Egyptian god of creation who is documented as early as the Old Kingdom . In Egyptian mythology , as mouth, lips and tongue, it represents the creation command of Re , which has become language and which enables the emergence of deities as well as human beings and all other life on earth.
Hu (saying) therefore symbolized as “ Ka des Re” part of the creative powers of the sun god. Together with Sia (intellect) and Heka ( magic ), Hu formed the trinity of gods who, as “auxiliary gods of will formation”, accomplished the creation of the world through their work and, among other things, was responsible for the daily rebirth of the sun god. This makes Hu one of the original Heka deities.
The second hour of the day is dedicated to Hu in the book of the day , as he drives away the darkness with his work . As a nickname he carried the title "Lord of Heliopolis ".
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods . (LGG), Vol. 5. Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1150-6 , pp. 51-53.
- Markus Müller-Roth : The book of the day . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 3-5255-3453-1 .