Comparison Of Egyptian Gods And Goddesses

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The next gods and goddesses i'm going to talk about are the Egyptian gods and goddesses. My first goddess i’m going to talk about is Nut; she was the goddess of the sky and the heavens. Her was the daughter of Shu and Tefnut. Her husband was Geb the earth god. She gave birth to the sun god and it’s said he passes over her body at day, only to be swallowed at night, and reborn the next day. She also swallowed and rebirthed the stars. Nut and her Geb were separated during the day, but they meet when it is evening, and that is what causes darkness. When a storm comes during the day it was said that Nut slipped and fell closer to the Earth. Nut was the barrier from the forces of chaos and the world. My first egyption god is Osiris, he was

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