Geb
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Geb is the ancient Egyptian god of the earth, often depicted as a reclining man beneath the sky goddess Nut and associated with fertility, vegetation, and the underworld.
Aliases (1)
- earth (Geb) ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
→
earth god → |
| appearsIn |
Book of the Dead
→
Coffin Texts → Pyramid Texts → |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
→
fertility → snakes → underworld → vegetation → |
| childOf |
Shu
→
Tefnut → |
| consort |
Nut
→
|
| cultCenter |
Heliopolis
→
|
| culture |
ancient Egyptian religion
→
|
| depictedAs |
reclining man beneath the sky goddess Nut
→
|
| domain |
earth
→
|
| epithet |
Father of the Gods
→
Great Cackler → Lord of the Earth → |
| function |
judge of the dead in the underworld
→
personification of the earth → source of crops and vegetation → |
| gender |
male
→
|
| iconographicAttribute |
goose on his head
→
green skin symbolizing vegetation → |
| memberOfEnnead |
Heliopolitan Ennead
→
|
| mythologicalRole |
heir of the gods
→
predecessor of Osiris as king of Egypt → |
| parentOf |
Horus the Elder
→
Isis → Nephthys → Osiris → Set → |
| relatedConcept |
Nut
→
Shu → |
| religiousSphere |
cosmology
→
funerary religion → |
| role |
father of the gods
→
god of the earth → |
| siblingOf |
Nut
→
|
| spouse |
Nut
→
|
| symbol |
barley
→
earth → goose → |
| worshipPeriod |
Middle Kingdom
→
New Kingdom → Old Kingdom → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hathor
→
Isis → Osiris → |
parent |
|
Coffin Texts
→
|
associatedDeity |
|
Nephthys
→
|
childOf |
|
Ennead of Heliopolis
("earth (Geb)")
→
|
cosmicElementRepresented |
|
Ennead of Heliopolis
→
|
includesDeity |
|
Ra
→
|
parentOf |
|
Nut
→
|
spouseOf |
|
Ennead of Heliopolis
→
|
thirdGeneration |