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Geb

Geb is the ancient Egyptian god of the earth, a primary personification of soil, minerals, and fertility. He is commonly paired with Nut, the sky goddess, as the earth and sky that oversee the world. In many myths, Geb is the son of Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture) and the husband of Nut; together they give birth to Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys. In the creation narratives, Nut’s arching body and Geb’s resting form symbolize the separation of sky and earth, a separation made by the air god Shu to allow day and night.

Geb is typically depicted as a bearded man lying on the ground, sometimes with green or brown

Worship and symbolism: Geb was venerated across ancient Egypt, appearing in creation myths, temple reliefs, and

In later myth and popular culture, Geb remains a figure representing the earth within Egyptian cosmology, reinforcing

skin
to
symbolize
vegetation
and
fertility.
His
laughter
was
said
to
cause
earthquakes,
a
mythological
expression
of
the
earth’s
tremors.
As
the
personification
of
the
earth,
Geb
embodies
the
fertile
ground
that
sustains
life
and
agriculture.
agricultural
rituals.
He
was
associated
with
fertility,
crops,
and
the
abundance
of
the
land,
and
he
featured
in
the
broader
cosmology
that
linked
earth
and
sky.
the
unity
of
the
physical
world
with
the
divine.
The
name
and
concept
of
Geb
continue
to
appear
in
modern
works
that
draw
on
ancient
Egyptian
mythology.