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Geb

deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 24

Geb is the god of earth.

↻ synthesized from 24 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Memphite Theology dates to the Early Dynastic Period.

Relationships

parent of
Horus, Isis, Osiris, Arueris, Nehebkau, Seth, Set, Nephthys, Duamutef, Qebehsenuef, Hapy, Imsety
allied with
Bes, Nut, Hapi, Aker
co occurs with
Horus the Elder, Andjety, Iah, Horus the Younger, Apophis, Ptah, Khonshu, Imentet, Nut, Naunet, Shepsy, Nehmetawy, Ay, Shai, Wadjet, Nepri, Haroeris, seven minor scorpion deities, Renenutet, Gengen-Wer, Amun-Re-Kamutef, Ra-Atum, Banebdjedet, Neper, Re, Nehebkau, Serket, Nehmtaway, Anat, Maga, Ennead, Nephthys, Atum, Onuris, Apis, Bennu, Min, Montu, Nefertem, Heru-ur, Ki, Atea, Vatea, Dyaúṣ-pitṛ, Pṛthvī-mātṛ, Gæa, Im-ho-tep, Seth, Kherty, Hemtet, Iqeru, Jagw, Shu, Heh gods, Ala, Amadioha, Anyanwu, Ash, Hathor, Bastet, Meretseger, Apep, Sekhmet, Astarte, Amun, Aten, Anubis, Khnum, Maahes, Sobek, Wākea, Uranus, Anu, Khepri, Ra, Thoth
sibling of
Nut
manifests as
Set
enemy of
Shu, Unut, Nehbet-anet
consort of
Renenutet, Tefnut, Nut
child of
Tefnut, Shu
has aspect
Set, Tatenen
syncretized with
Cronus

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Mentioned by

and 12 more

Sources

wikipedia (24)
  1. List of nature deities
  2. Horus
  3. Bes
  4. Ra
  5. Osiris
  6. Thoth
  7. List of Egyptian deities
  8. Isis
  9. Nehmetawy
  10. Nut (goddess)
  11. Renenutet
  12. Tefnut
  13. Osiris myth
  14. Banebdjedet
  15. Hapi (Nile god)
  16. Nehebkau
  17. Sebeg
  18. Set (deity)
  19. Shu (god)
  20. Rangi and Papa
  21. Aker (deity)
  22. Four sons of Horus
  23. Book of the Heavenly Cow
  24. Shabaka Stone

Source passages

“Geb, god of earth”

#7693 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Yet in the Memphite Theology, Geb, as judge, first apportions the realm between the claimants and then reverses himself, awarding sole control to Horus. In this peaceable union, Horus and Set are reconciled, and the dualities that they represent have been resolved into a united whole.”

#9573 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Bes appears in the video game Realm of the Mad God (2011) as a boss of an Egyptian themed dungeon known as the "Tomb of the Ancients", alongside Nut and Geb.”

#11610 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“As Atum or Atum-Ra, he was reckoned the first being and the originator of the Ennead ("The Nine"), consisting of Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, Osiris, Set, Isis and Nephthys.”

#17141 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Osiris was at times considered the eldest son of the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, as well as brother and husband of Isis, and brother of Set, Nephthys, and Horus the Elder, with Horus the Younger being considered his posthumously begotten son.”

#19433 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001