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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geb canonical | 23 |
| 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 |
Ennead of Heliopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Heliopolitan Ennead
|
| mythologicalRole |
heir of the gods
ⓘ
predecessor of Osiris as king of Egypt ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
|
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
earth (Geb)