Nut is the Sky Goddess (see Egyptian Mythology). She is the daughter of Shu and Tephnut, wife of Geb, and mother of Isis, Osiris, Seth, and Nephtys. In the beginning, she lay eternally having sex with Geb. Shu later separated them by lifting her up into the heaven. It is said that if she ever returned to that position, chaos would reign. She is often shown as a dark, naked woman, arched over the earth with her hands and feet touching the earth, and her back in the sky, often decorated with stars. She is also shown as a woman with her symbol, a vessel or vase, on top of the Sun disk on her head.
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
This page contains 5 pictures
Here are the links to the other pages on Egypt:
Page last updated on Fri Jan 17 12:22:44 2020 (Mountain Standard Time)
Page last updated on Fri Apr 26 16:12:58 2024 (Mountain Standard Time)
Nut - The Sky Goddess on soaring.guenther-eichhorn.com