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.

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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


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