Look up: Ennead

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   Ennead
   A group of 9 deities that are associated with a major cult center. The best known is the great ennead of Heliopolis, It consists of Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.
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   Ennead
   En'ne·ad noun [ Greek ..., ..., from 'enne`a nine.] The number nine or a group of nine. The Enneads , the title given to the works of the philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; -- so called because each of the six books into which it is divided contains nine chapters.
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   Ennead
   The `Ennead` (Greek `, meaning `the nine`) consists of a grouping of nine deities, most often appearing in the context of Egyptian mythology. As a three of threes, the number nine became associated with great carnal power, and ancient peoples considered groupings of nine deities very important. The ancient Egyptians set up multiple Enneads. Pyramid Texts mention the Great Ennead, the Lesser Ennead, the Dual Ennead, plural Enneads, and even the S...
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   Ennead
   • (n.) The number nine or a group of nine.
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   ennead
   (from the article `Egyptian religion`) The number of deities was large and was not fixed. New ones appeared and some ceased to be worshiped. Deities were grouped in various ways. The most ...
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   ennead
   a unit of quantity equal to 9, coined from the Greek word for nine, ennea.
   Found on http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictE.