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Gengen-Wer or Negeg-Wer (''Ngg wr'') is an Ancient Egyptian god of creation who appeared like a Goose, Possibly an
Egyptian goose The Egyptian goose (''Alopochen aegyptiaca'') is an African member of the Anatidae family including ducks, geese, and swans. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, the species has also been introduced to Europe, the United ...
. His name can translate to ''great honker'' or ''great cackler''. He is said to guard a celestial egg containing a powerful creative energy. He also played a minor role in one spell in Chapter 59 of the
Book of the Dead The ''Book of the Dead'' is the name given to an Ancient Egyptian funerary texts, ancient Egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom of Egypt, New Kingdom (around 1550 BC) to around 50 BC ...
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