Nut Art Print

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In Ancient Egypt, Nut was the goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe. She is the daughter of Shu—god of air and vital breath, and Tefnut—goddess of heat, water and fertility. Nut is depicted as a nude woman arched on her toes and fingertips over the Earth, represented the god Geb—her brother/husband, with her fingers and toes touching the horizon. She is usually represented with stars covering her body, in particular her hands and feet, which were seen as the four cardinal points.

Egyptians believed that Geb and Nut were born gripped tightly in each other's arms, and had to be separated by their father Shu (air), who is often represented standing in between them, holding Nut above Geb. To the ancient Egyptians, this explained why earth and sky were separated from one another by the air we breathe.

• Multiple sizes available
• Paper: High-quality coated paper (160 g/m2)
• Finish: Matte
• Frame is not included in purchase. Find a framed option here.

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In Ancient Egypt, Nut was the goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe. She is the daughter of Shu—god of air and vital breath, and Tefnut—goddess of heat, water and fertility. Nut is depicted as a nude woman arched on her toes and fingertips over the Earth, represented the god Geb—her brother/husband, with her fingers and toes touching the horizon. She is usually represented with stars covering her body, in particular her hands and feet, which were seen as the four cardinal points.

Egyptians believed that Geb and Nut were born gripped tightly in each other's arms, and had to be separated by their father Shu (air), who is often represented standing in between them, holding Nut above Geb. To the ancient Egyptians, this explained why earth and sky were separated from one another by the air we breathe.

• Multiple sizes available
• Paper: High-quality coated paper (160 g/m2)
• Finish: Matte
• Frame is not included in purchase. Find a framed option here.

Nut is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon, with her origin being found in the creation story of Heliopolis, the theory of the origin of the universe. Nut was said to have existed when nothing else had yet been created. She then created all that had come into being. According to Egyptian mythology, it was she who first placed Ra, the Sun-God, in the sky.

She was originally the goddess of the nighttime sky, but eventually became referred to as simply the sky goddess. Her headdress was the hieroglyphic of part of her name, a pot, which may also symbolize the uterus. Other than her most common depiction in nude human form, Nut was also sometimes represented in the form of a celestial cow—the cow being a prominent symbol of nourishment—whose great body formed the sky and heavens, a sycamore tree, or as a giant sow, suckling many piglets (representing the stars). All these representations portray Nut as a protective mother and provider.