Look up: Ennead

1. 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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2. 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 b...
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3. Ennead
   • (n.) The number nine or a group of nine.
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4. 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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5. ennead
   a unit of quantity equal to 9, coined from the Greek word for nine, ennea.
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6. Ennead
   A group of nine deities. The Heliopolitan creation myth revolves around the Ennead of Heliopolis, which includes Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.
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