Nut

goddess of the sky in the Ennead of Egyptian mythology
Person goddess Q165496
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Nut

Summary

Nut is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 7% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (722 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nut's father was Shu[3].
  • Nut's mother was Tefnut[4].
  • Nut was married to Geb[5].
  • A child of Nut was Osiris[6].
  • A child of Nut was Isis[7].
  • A child of Nut was Nephthys[8].
  • A child of Nut was Seth[9].
  • A child of Nut was Horus[10].
  • Nut's image is recorded as Nut.svg[11].
  • Nut is recorded as female[12].
  • Nut's instance of is recorded as goddess[13].
  • Nut's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity[14].
  • Nut's instance of is recorded as sky deity[15].
  • Nut's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69872963[16].
  • Nut's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 195025498[17].
  • Nut's GND ID is recorded as 124874711[18].
  • Nut's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019033435[19].
  • Nut's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 171442192[20].
  • Nut's IdRef ID is recorded as 097527858[21].
  • Nut's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology[22].
  • Nut's Commons category is recorded as Nut (goddess)[23].
  • Nut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p0gx[24].
  • Nut's worshipped by is recorded as Ennead[25].
  • Nut's Rodovid ID is recorded as 438735[26].
  • Nut's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0046650[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nut's father was Shu[3]. Her mother was Tefnut[4].

Personal Life

Nut was married to Geb[5]. Children include Osiris[6], an Ancient Egyptian deity[28]; Isis[7], an Ancient Egyptian deity[29]; Nephthys[8], a water deity[30]; Seth[9], a thunder deity[31]; and Horus[10], a war deity[32].

Why It Matters

Nut ranks in the top 7% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (722 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Who were Nut's parents?

Nut's father was Shu[3]. Nut's mother was Tefnut[4].

Who was Nut married to?

Nut's spouses include Geb[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Nut. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nut-q165496
MLA “Nut.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/nut-q165496.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nut-q165496_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Nut}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nut-q165496}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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