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The ogdoad was the eight children of the gods Thoth and Maat. The ogdoad are the gods and goddesses of chaos, consisting of 4 frogs (2 male 2 female) and 4 snakes (also 2 male 2 female). within the snakes, there is Amun, who is one of the gods said to have created the universe

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