- Heku
The term heku (or "hekau"), in
Ancient Egypt ian mythology, refers to a type of magic or enchantment that Egyptian priests, sorcerers, andPharaoh s often performed. Heku is generally associated to vocalized forms, such as enchantments, songs, poems, and prayers. They may be found in theEgyptian book of the dead .The energy is thought to derive from the powers of the gods Heka, Hu, and Sia. Generally, heku may be regarded as the Ancient Egyptian reverence for language and knowledge. That is, words were regarded as sacred, and thus there utterance was placed under the auspices of
divination . The term can be seen to come up in common translations inEgyptology , such as in the termWeret-hekau , which may be translated as "she who has great magic." SeeHathor ,Sekhmet , and Aset.Heku may be compared to the
Kotodama of Asian cultures.External links
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/ Egyptian Book of the Dead ("online")]
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