Titles Some of the titles of Nut were: Coverer of the Sky: Nut was the goddess of the visible sky which is why she's depicted on all fours arching her back upward in a "covering" position that encompasses the semi-sphere of the visible sky as it can be observed from the perspective of the earth; and beneath her lies her brother Geb as the earth itself at her feet thus simulating the ground. As such she "covers" the rest of the sky which is not visible from the earth with her presence because of her role as the visible sky. During night time her body was believed to be covered in stars which were projected on her since she encompassed the earth shielding it from the open sky, and as such the stars would touch her instead and become visible on her body. She Who Protects: Among her jobs was to envelop and protect Ra, the sun god.The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, by Leonard H. Lesko, 2001. Mistress of All or "She who Bore the Gods": Originally, Nut was said to be lying on top of Geb (Earth) and continually having intercourse. During this time she birthed four children: Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.Clark, R. T. Rundle. Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt. London: Thames and Hudson, 1959. A fifth child named Arueris is mentioned by Plutarch.The Moralia – Isis & Osiris, 355 F, Uchicago.edu He was the Egyptian counterpart to the Greek god Apollo, who was made syncretic with Horus in the Hellenistic era as 'Horus the Elder'.Encyclopædia Britannica, Google Books The Ptolemaic temple of Edfu is dedicated to Horus the Elder and there he is called the son of Nut and Geb, brother of Osiris, and the eldest son of Geb.Emma Swan Hall, Harpocrates and Other Child Deities in Ancient Egyptian Sculpture, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt Vol. 14, (1977), pp. 55–58, retrieved from JSTOR.org She Who Holds a Thousand Souls: Because of her role in the re-birthing of Ra every morning and in her son Osiris' resurrection, Nut became a key goddess in many of the myths about the afterlife.
titles some of the titles of nut were coverer of the sky nut was the goddess of the visible sky which is why she's depicted on all fours arching her back upward in a "covering" position that encompasses the semi-sphere of the visible sky as it can be observed from the perspective of the earth; and beneath her lies her brother geb as the earth itself at her feet thus simulating the ground as such she "covers" the rest of the sky which is not visible from the earth with her presence because of her role as the visible sky during night time her body was believed to be covered in stars which were projected on her since she encompassed the earth shielding it from the open sky and as such the stars would touch her instead and become visible on her body she who protects among her jobs was to envelop and protect ra the sun godthe oxford encyclopedia of ancient egypt by leonard h lesko 2001 mistress of all or "she who bore the gods" originally nut was said to be lying on top of geb (earth) and continually having intercourse during this time she birthed four children osiris isis set and nephthysclark r t rundle myth and symbol in ancient egypt london thames and hudson 1959 a fifth child named arueris is mentioned by plutarchthe moralia – isis & osiris 355 f uchicagoedu he was the egyptian counterpart to the greek god apollo who was made syncretic with horus in the hellenistic era as 'horus the elder'encyclopædia britannica google books the ptolemaic temple of edfu is dedicated to horus the elder and there he is called the son of nut and geb brother of osiris and the eldest son of gebemma swan hall harpocrates and other child deities in ancient egyptian sculpture journal of the american research center in egypt vol 14 (1977) pp 55–58 retrieved from jstororg she who holds a thousand souls because of her role in the re-birthing of ra every morning and in her son osiris' resurrection nut became a key goddess in many of the myths about the afterlife