A group of 8 deities or eons (four male-female pairs) associated with Hermopolis, who symbolize the state of the world before creation. The group's composition varies, but its classic form is: Nun and Naunet, primeval waters; Huh and Hauhet, endless space; Kuk and Kauket, darkness; Amun and Amaunet, what is hidden. The priests at Hermopolis Magna, the principal cult-place of Thoth, identified these eight as the primeval actors in a creation myth.