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Nut (goddess)
| Nut | |||
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Nut.svg) The goddess Nut, wearing the water-pot sign (nw) that identifies her. | |||
| Name in hieroglyphs |
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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 | Uranus[1] | ||
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.
- ^ "Greek Gods vs Egyptian Gods: What are the Differences?". November 2021.
- ^ "Nut". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020.
- ^ Pinch, Geraldine (2002). Handbook of Egyptian Mythology. Handbooks of World Mythology. ABC-CLIO. pp. 173–174. ISBN 1-57607-763-2.
- ^ Cavendish, Richard (1998). Mythology, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Principal Myths and Religions of the World. Tiger Books International. ISBN 1-84056-070-3.
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