Ennead
/ˈɛn.i.æd/noun
A group or set of nine, especially the group of nine gods in ancient Egyptian theology.
Did you know?The Great Ennead of Heliopolis included Atum and eight other deities whose genealogies symbolized the unfolding of the cosmos.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁newn̥
“Nine”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐννέα (ennéa)
“Nine”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐννεάς (enneás)
“A group of nine”
Late Latin
Latin
enneas, enneadis
“A group of nine”
16th Century
English
ennead
“A group or set of nine”
Modern English
English
ennead
“A group of nine, especially a group of Egyptian gods”