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].