sky (Nut)

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Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.

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sky (Nut) canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian goddess
sky deity
appearsIn Book of the Dead
Coffin Texts
Pyramid Texts
associatedWith afterlife
cosmos
cyclical rebirth of the sun
rebirth
solar cycle
bodyPartDepictedWith covered in stars
childOf Shu
Tefnut
culture ancient Egyptian religion
depictedAs woman arching over the earth
domain heavens
sky
stars
gender female
hasTitle Lady of the Sky
Mother of the Gods
linked to: Mother Goddess

She Who Holds a Thousand Souls
iconographicAttribute arched body forming the sky
blue body with stars
mythologicalFunction gives birth to the sun in the morning
swallows the sun in the evening
parentOf Horus the Elder
linked to: Horus

Isis
Nephthys
Osiris
Set
religion ancient Egyptian religion
role mother of the gods
personification of the sky
protector of the dead
separatedFrom Geb by Shu
separates earth from sky
siblingOf Geb
spouse Geb
symbol heavenly vault
sky
stars
timePeriod Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
worshipPlace ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
worshipStatus major deity in Egyptian pantheon

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