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Nut (goddess)
Egyptian goddess of the sky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Egyptian sky goddess. For the goddess in the cosmology of Thelema, see Nuit.
Nut /ˈnʊt/[2] (Ancient Egyptian: Nwt, Coptic: Ⲛⲉ[citation needed]), also known by various other transcriptions, is the goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe in the ancient Egyptian religion.[3] She was seen as a star-covered nude woman arching over the Earth,[4] or as a cow. She was depicted wearing the water-pot sign (nw) that identifies her.
Quick Facts Name in hieroglyphs, Symbol ...
Nut | |||
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![]() The goddess Nut, wearing the water-pot sign (nw) that identifies her. | |||
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Symbol | Sky, Stars, Cows | ||
Genealogy | |||
Parents | Shu and Tefnut | ||
Siblings | Geb | ||
Consort | Geb | ||
Offspring | Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys, Horus the Elder | ||
Equivalents | |||
Greek equivalent | Ouranos[1] |
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