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Ennead  n.  The number nine or a group of nine.
The Enneads, the title given to the works of the philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; so called because each of the six books into which it is divided contains nine chapters.






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"Ennead" Quotes from Famous Books



... already undergone many modifications. Each nome has its own special deity. Set is the god of Oxyrhynchus, Neith of Sais, but more gods than one are worshipped in each nome. Generally there are three; in many places there is an ennead, a nine of gods, but the nine is a round number; there might be one or two less or more. The god of a nome which had risen to a commanding position extended his influence beyond his own nome, and came ...
— History of Religion - A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems • Allan Menzies



Words linked to "Ennead" :   Nina from Carolina, nine, niner, digit, ix



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