Heh- Egyptian PrimordialPrimordial"God of Infinity"
Also known as: Huh, Hah, and Heh-em-pet
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A kneeling, frog-headed god holding a notched palm branch in each hand — the Egyptian hieroglyph for one million. Heh personified infinite space before creation existed, one of the eight primordial forces of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad who together stirred the cosmos into being.
Mythology & Lore
Endlessness
Heh's name means "endlessness." Paired with Hauhet, his serpent-headed counterpart, he personified infinite space before creation, one of the four dualities of the void in the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Frog-headed, he existed before structure, before measure, before anything could be contained.
The Hieroglyph
His image outlasted him. The figure of a kneeling man holding a notched palm branch in each hand became the Egyptian hieroglyph for one million, for any number beyond counting. The notched branches tallied years: the figure meant "millions of years," time without end.
Pharaohs placed him on thrones and temple walls, a wish that the reign would last forever. The dead took him into their tombs. Tutankhamun's golden shrine bears multiple Heh figures, palm branches reaching outward. A god of infinity, kneeling in gold.
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