The 8 Primordial Gods of Chaos Who Created the Universe

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today’s video, we’re going to discuss the Ogdoad, the group of 8 primordial gods who embody the qualities of chaos in Egyptian mythology - a group of 8 self-created gods so ancient they existed for years uncounted before creation even began.

We’re going to begin with the Waters of Nun and at how the ancient Egyptians conceptualized the universe. Then we’re going to discuss the Ogdoad: where they came from, who they were, and what their purpose was. And finally, we’re going to wrap up by taking a quick look at the complementary nature of different creation myths in Ancient Egyptian mythology

Alright, let's get into it.

The Waters of Nun, also known as the Primordial Waters, are a fundamental concept in ancient Egyptian cosmology, referring to the formless, chaotic, and boundless expanse of water that existed before creation. In ancient Egyptian beliefs, the universe emerged from this watery abyss, with the primeval mound, or Benben, rising from the waters to become the first dry land and the site of creation. This process of emergence from the chaos of the Waters of Nun is often referred to as the "Zep Tepi," or the "First Time," which marked the beginning of time and heralded the beginning of life on Earth.

Similar concepts of an infinite chaos preceding creation can be found in other mythologies. In Greek mythology, Chaos is the primordial deity representing the void or formless state from which the cosmos emerged (Hesiod, 2006). In Norse mythology, Ginnungagap is the primordial void that existed before the creation of the cosmos. It is described as a vast abyss, lying between the realms of fire (Muspelheim) and ice (Niflheim). When the fire and ice met in Ginnungagap, they formed the first giant, Ymir, marking the beginning of creation.

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[nono]

Aye finally some Ogdoad recognition. I would love to find out someday how these Gods were acknowledged and worshipped. Whether they each came from their own cultures and collided over time or if they were all made as 8 from the start.

[chrys.k.mwarriorsofpiathos]

I know more about the Greco-Roman myth so hearing this is fascinating.

Thank you for the content. ❤

[antcow]

No one:
8 gods of chaos: Exist.
Warhammer/40K: Im interested.

[williamsummerson]

Thank you for the video, Egyptian mythology is one of my favorites.

[aboutgrams]

Fun facr: In yugioh there is an archetype of cards called "Ogdoadic". they're a bunch of water attribute sea serpent type monsters. i did not know of ogdoad's before this video and it's so cool how much konami takes from Egyptian myths.

i assume that they're snakes in form because of the 4 serpent Ogdoads, and i assume they're water attribute due to their personification of the waters of Nun.

[HeathenDance]

"Beyond the Event Horizon, beyond the lights of the stars, a place of Eternal Freedom... The void where all illusions die!!"

[roeberdt-bT.]

...the correlation with all of the different "origin" Storys has always been absolutely intriguing to me.
And so thanks for the post, absolutely appreciated.

[MlSHKlN]

fire meets ice
water meets earth
spirit meets matter
being meets the void
the unstoppable force meets the immovable object

[insane_assailant]

In Hindu Mythology Lord Vishnu took took the form of a primeval Boar ('Varaha Avatar') to save Mother earth from drowning in the cosmic ocean.lifting the Earth on His Tusks

[Cadriul]

there's 8 of them now!? things are getting out of hand in the 40k universe.

[rileyfuckingrifle]

Noice! Some lesser known Egyptian deities. Keep 'em coming. Love the Egyptian stuff.

[petertyson]

Excellent piece of research and explorations as well. You don't get that in many channels... learned a lot. 👍👾

[SamtheIrishexan]

Good stuff, would love videos more on the 20-30 min range so you can put in everything! Thanks man new sub right here!

[jilltribley]

What an informative video on an interesting topic!

[theblip]

Finally I was waiting for a video like this

[christopherleubner]

As metaphysics they create a time field working space by harmonic convergence and vibrating waves of energy interfering. Multimanifold duality projecting into form thoughts onto a formless neutral template. The structure of it is interesting.

[techstepman]

theres only 4 gods of chaos ... KHORNE, TZEENTCH, NURGLE, SLAANESH.

[MichaelSplatkins]

Pfft... Everyone knows that there are only 4 Chaos gods!

Malice: Aww. 😢

[stuartmaclean]

A song of fire and ice, or the very original one. Cast a similar spell myself once and developed the ideas of Superverse and subverses in the context of the Big Bang Kilonova Hypothesis. Did you know that the equations describing a perfect fluid are themselves an exact solution to Einstein's field equation of General Relativity? Waters of nun, aka spacetime.... aka the torn fabric of the Supeverse's electromagnetic field.

[wanderingone]

You been on a roll lately! Keep up the great work! Do you have a podcast?