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ID: 901002547
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002547
Record Type: Character/Person

Kek (Egyptian god)

Note: Deified concept of chaos and primordial darkness.

Names:
Kek (Egyptian god) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Kek (Egyptian god) (I)
Related Iconography:
counterpart is .... Kauket
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Kauket (Egyptian goddess)) [901002548]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... chaos
.....(metaphysical concepts, philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... darkness
.....(light-related concepts, energy-related concepts, energy and related concepts, physics concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Kek (Egyptian god)
................BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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