hehet

Hehet (or Hauhet) was a primordial goddess, one of eight Egyptian deities composing the ogdoad in theĀ Hermopolitan Theological SystemĀ who represented chaos.

Her consort wasĀ Heh. She is one of the four feminine deities who had serpent heads representing their affinity for the depths of the earth.

When paired with Heh, the couple epitomized the concept of infinity. Anthropomorphized as a baboon she is depicted as greeting the rising sun.Ā A.G.H.


Sources:

Grimal, Pierre, LarousseĀ World Mythology, Secaucus, New Jersey, Chartwell Books, 1965, p. 32
Jordan, Michael,Ā Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, pp. 97-98