Introduction
Heh personifies infinity and boundlessness — one of the four conceptual pairs (alongside water, darkness, and hiddenness) that made up the Ogdoad, the eight primeval gods worshipped chiefly at Hermopolis.
Family
- Spouse: Hauhet (married)
Symbol of Endless Time
Heh became a popular decorative and symbolic figure in later Egyptian art, kneeling and holding notched palm ribs (symbols of years) to represent the wish for millions of years of rule, particularly for the reigning pharaoh — a usage that outlived any developed narrative mythology attached to Heh himself.
Ancient Egyptian religion spanned three millennia and many regional cult centers, so parentage, roles and even gender pairings for a given deity often differ between the Heliopolitan, Hermopolitan, Memphite and Theban theological systems; the account above follows the most widely attested classical version.