[ Anubis ]  [ Atum ]  [ Bastet ]  [ Bes ]  [ Geb ]  [ Hathor ]  [ Horus ]  [ Isis ]  [ Maat ]  [ Nephthys ]  [ Nut ]  [ Osiris ]  [ Ptah ]  [ Ra ]  [ Set ]  [ Shu ]  [ Tefnut ]  [ Thoth ] 

Goddess of the skies. Even though the god Geb was her twin brother, Nut was still compelled to marry him. Ra was so upset by this that he comanded the god Shu to separate them. Nut was then made to form the sky and her husband/brother Geb was made to form the Earth.

Other Names: Nuit

Father: Shu

Mother: Tefnut

Consort: Ra

Siblings: Geb (Twin)

Lovers: Geb, Thoth

Children: Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys

Symbol: Cow

Depicted: Nut is usually depicted as a woman with blue skin covered in stars, standing on all fours. She is leaning over her husband representing the sky.

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