Nut

	Title	Sky goddess
	Cult Center
	Gender	Female
	Father	Shu the air god
	Mother	Tefnut
	Consort	Brother Geb Ra the king of god
	Sons and Daughters	From Geb - Osiris, Isis, Seth, Nephthys and Horus The elder From Ra - Hathor the divine cow
	Patron - Dominion	resurrection and rebirth
	Dedicated temples	Nut was one of the cosmic deities and as such was never worshipped in a personified form. No temples or specific cult places are known
	Appearance	Naked woman, holding her body up in an arch, facing downwards, over her husband Geb the Earth god
	Cult	- Her body created a vault or canopy over the earth. - At the end of every day, Nut swallows the sun god Ra, and gives birth to him again the next morning. - Nut was originally married to Ra, but she only loved Geb. As punishment, Ra forced them apart which is why Nut must spend her days in the sky. He also cursed Nut that she could not bear any children for the 360 days of the year. But clever Thoth borrowed some light from the moon to create an extra 5 days for Nut. On those days, she had her 5 children.

Navigation