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In the oldest representations, ''Kekui'' is given the [[Theriocephaly|head]] of a serpent, and ''Kekuit'' the head of either a frog or a cat. In one scene, they are identified with [[Ka (Egyptian soul)|Ka and Kait]]; in this scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog surmounted by a beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a serpent surmounted by a disk.<ref>Budge vol. 1, p. 286.</ref> |
In the oldest representations, ''Kekui'' is given the [[Theriocephaly|head]] of a serpent, and ''Kekuit'' the head of either a frog or a cat. In one scene, they are identified with [[Ka (Egyptian soul)|Ka and Kait]]; in this scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog surmounted by a beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a serpent surmounted by a disk.<ref>Budge vol. 1, p. 286.</ref> |
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In the [[Ptolemaic Egypt|Greco-Roman period]], Kek's male form was depicted as a frog-headed man, and the female form as a serpent-headed woman, as were all four dualistic concepts in the Ogdoad. |
In the [[Ptolemaic Egypt|Greco-Roman period]], Kek's male form was depicted as a frog-headed man, and the female form as a serpent-headed woman, as were all four dualistic concepts in the Ogdoad. |
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== In the 21st century == |
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The number of Kek worshipers began to increase in 2016, many of whom were also part of the [[alt-right]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37431509|title=Naked Nigel, the God Kek and modern politics}}</ref> A common way followers showed their appreciation for the deity was by saying "Praise Kek".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vocativ.com/377958/alt-right-richard-spencer/|title=Cucks & Kek: Racism’s Old Guard Reaches Out To An Online Generation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mancunion.com/2016/12/01/harambe-and-the-magic-of-memes/|title=Harambe and the magic of memes}}</ref> They consider [[Pepe the Frog]] to be a modern form of him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/richard-spencer-trump-alt-right-white-nationalist|title=Meet the White Nationalist Trying To Ride The Trump Train to Lasting Power }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thinkprogress.org/matt-furie-pepe-interview-efa344c50dfe|title=The campaign to save Pepe the Frog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/trump-rare-pepes-rain-frogs-meme/|title=Trump supporters unleash last-minute flood of rare Pepe memes in a 'rain of frogs' }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/trumps-occult-online-supporters-believe-pepe-meme-magic-got-him-elected|title=Trump’s Occult Online Supporters Believe ‘Meme Magic’ Got Him Elected}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Kek (also Keku, Kekui) is the deification of the concept of primordial darkness (kkw smꜣw, keku-semau[1]) in the Ancient Egyptian Ogdoad cosmogony. As a concept, Kek was viewed as androgynous, his female form being known as Keket (also Kekuit).[2] Kek and Keket in some aspects also represent night and day, and were called "raiser up of the light" and the "raiser up of the night", respectively.[3] The name is written as kk or kkwy (kkt, kkwyt) with a variant of the sky hieroglyph in ligature with the staff (N2) associated with the word for "darkness" kkw.[4]
In the oldest representations, Kekui is given the head of a serpent, and Kekuit the head of either a frog or a cat. In one scene, they are identified with Ka and Kait; in this scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog surmounted by a beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a serpent surmounted by a disk.[5] In the Greco-Roman period, Kek's male form was depicted as a frog-headed man, and the female form as a serpent-headed woman, as were all four dualistic concepts in the Ogdoad.
In the 21st century
The number of Kek worshipers began to increase in 2016, many of whom were also part of the alt-right.[6] A common way followers showed their appreciation for the deity was by saying "Praise Kek".[7][8] They consider Pepe the Frog to be a modern form of him.[9][10][11][12]
See also
References
- ^ E. Hornung, "Licht und Finsternis in der Vorstellungswelt Altägyptens", Studium Generale 8 (1965), 72-83.
- ^ E. A. Wallis Budge, The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology (1904), vol. 1, p. 241, pp. 283-286; vol. 2, p. 2, p. 378. Georg Steindorff, The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians (1905), p. 50.
- ^ Budge (1904) vol. 1, 285f.
- ^ Budge vol. 1, p. 283.
- ^ Budge vol. 1, p. 286.
- ^ "Naked Nigel, the God Kek and modern politics".
- ^ "Cucks & Kek: Racism's Old Guard Reaches Out To An Online Generation".
- ^ "Harambe and the magic of memes".
- ^ "Meet the White Nationalist Trying To Ride The Trump Train to Lasting Power".
- ^ "The campaign to save Pepe the Frog".
- ^ "Trump supporters unleash last-minute flood of rare Pepe memes in a 'rain of frogs'".
- ^ "Trump's Occult Online Supporters Believe 'Meme Magic' Got Him Elected".
External links
- Seawright, Caroline (2003). "Kek and Kauket, Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night".
