This god's epithets include "thrice great" which led to his conflation with Hermes Trismegestus.
He gained popularity when a cult of Khnum worshipped him, which later claimed that it was he who laid the golden cosmic egg that created the world. Some sources claim that this deity has a consort called Astennu, who stood by a lake of fire. This god's epithets include "thrice great" which led to his conflation with Hermes Trismegestus. As part of his most notable role, he was said to be the "tongue of Ra," and he once gambled with the moon to get extra light.
He gained popularity when a cult of Khnum worshipped him, which later claimed that it was he who laid the golden cosmic egg that created the world.
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