Nov 29, 2022 · Nut was the powerful Egyptian goddess of the sky. The mother of a generation of Egyptian deities, including Osiris and Isis, her body supported Ra, the sun, and kept the …

Nov 29, 2022 · Geb was usually portrayed as a human with green skin representing his status as a fertility god. His body was sometimes adorned with plants, or their corresponding …

Nov 29, 2022 · Nephthys was the youngest child of the sky goddess Nut and earth god Geb. Unlike her brothers and sister, she was a relatively minor deity in the Egyptian pantheon. …

Nov 29, 2022 · Shu was the god of the air, while Tefnut was the goddess of mists. As the god of kings and order, Ra had a special connection to maat, a key mythological concept. Maat was …

Dec 8, 2022 · After Isis escaped from the spinning house, Thoth warned her to evade Set until Horus came of age to challenge him for the throne. Isis, Horus, and seven scorpions …

Nov 29, 2022 · In Heliopolis, the foundation of their religious belief was the Ennead—a group of gods that would ultimately grow to include Ra, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Set, Isis, and …

Nov 29, 2022 · Set was born to the earth and sky gods Geb and Nut. His siblings included Osiris, Horus (Note: not in all mythological versions), Isis, and Nephthys. His grandfather was the sun …

Mar 9, 2023 · Greek mythology, like many other world mythologies, begins with the separation of sky and earth. The familiar myth of Uranus and Gaia thus culminates, in Hesiod’s Theogony, …

Apr 26, 2023 · Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled. The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he …

Dec 8, 2022 · Jotunheim was the Norse realm where the jötnar, non-human and non-divine creatures like giants and trolls, lived. It was a place of lawlessness and destruction, and the …