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Fact About God Geb | God of the Earth

05 16, 2023

God of the ancient Egyptians

The title of god given to these sanctuaries was not intended to refer to the greatest god, the creator of the universe, but rather to a god specific to a particular aspect of life, such as agriculture, fertility, the Nile, and air, as a form of gratitude and thanks to this sanctuary according to ancient Egyptian belief.

The god "Geb" is one of the gods of the ancient Egyptians. He is the god of the earth and one of the members of the Ennead in Heliopolis. A temple was dedicated to him in the city of "Bata" adjacent to Heliopolis. Geb was worshipped in Memphis and in Kom Ombo, and he was also mentioned on the walls of the Temple of Amun in the city of "Hibis".

Geb is the brother of the sky goddess Nut, and they are both sons of the air god Shu and his wife Tefnut, who was considered the goddess of moisture and water, but archaeologists currently describe her as the goddess of “fire,” as she carries the Eye of Ra (the sun).

Geb is depicted as a man lying on the ground, with his sister Nut, the goddess of the sky, studded with stars, above him. The rest of the scene shows their parents Shu, the god of air, raising his arms, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture, mentioned by name only, and the god Ra riding the solar boat.

Geb is sometimes depicted as a man carrying a goose on his head. His name is written with two syllables: “goose” and “man,” where “man” is pronounced like the letter “b.” The goose that the ancient Egyptians chose to write the name “Geb” is a Nile goose that the ancient Egyptians domesticated in early times.

Geb married his sister Nut and they had Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. This myth also states that Geb and Nut also had the sun, and thus they were among the fathers of the group of gods that the ancient Egyptians believed in.

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God Geb is an ancient Egyptian deity associated with the earth, fertility, and the ruler of the physical world. He is often depicted as a man lying on the ground or as a man with a goose on his head.

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