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I think it's a fairly common theme to all creation myths, that at the beginning, there was chaos, things were not separated, everything was the same, things were not clearly identified and in their rightful place. Then something happened to separate the formless matter into earth, water, air...
In Egyptian mythology, the primeval chaos is still here, and one of the functions of religion (and of the King) is to perform the rituals that ensure the world does not return to chaos.
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