Geb God of the Earth
Geb in ancient Egyptian (English: Geb) is one of the gods of the ancient Egyptians and belongs to the so-called "ninth of Heliopolis". According to ancient Egyptian religious legend, he is the brother of the sky goddess Nut, and the two are the Sons of the air God Shu and his wife Tefnut, who was considered the goddess of moisture and water, but archaeologists currently describe her as the goddess of "fire", as she carries the eye of RA (The Sun).
His Statue
Shu separates Geb (the Earth) from Nut (the Sky). We also see several images of Horus and the eye of Horus, and two solar chariots holding Ra and MAAT (on top of which is a feather).
Geb is represented in the image of a seated human, colored green. In most of the drawings we find him lying on the ground as to the ground-and surmounted by his sister and wife not the goddess of heaven, sometimes we find him depicted in the form of a standing man holding a scepter (Wass scepter), and in his right hand he holds Ankh, the sign of life. He is also sometimes depicted in the form of a human with a goose on his head, and his name is also written from two syllables: a goose and a man, where the man is pronounced as the letter "B". The goose that the ancient Egyptians chose to write the name "Geb" is a Nile goose that was domesticated by them at the beginning of time.
In the ancient Egyptian religion
According to ancient Egyptian religious legend, Geb married his sister Nut and gave birth to Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. This legend also promises that " Geb " and Nut also gave birth to the sun, and thus they are the fathers of the group of Gods in which the ancient Egyptians believed.
Its importance
"Geb" is the most important symbolic deity of the earth - along with Sokar and AKR, for which religious rituals were held for them in some regions of Pharaonic Egypt. He gives Man the Earth and its riches, and sometimes causes an earthquake of the earth, as was believed by the ancient Egyptians. On his back, plants and cereals arise and grow, he is the source of water and everything that comes out of the earth, he is thus considered a god of fertility. He is considered the successor of his grandfather Atom and father Shu, who then withdrew to their heavenly pasture. And the "coward" remained on earth as a patron of the right of kingship.
Pharaoh was the " successor of Geb "and the ancient Egyptians believed that Pharaoh was only a confirmation of the"throne of Geb".
His areas of worship
Geb was revered in Heliopolis as the father of the gods in particular Osiris. Jebb was also worshipped in MANF and Kom Ombo, as mentioned on the walls of the temple of Amun in the city of "hebes". His paintings have G
In the religion of the Greeks
The ancient Egyptian god Jabb is equivalent to the God Kronos by the Greeks.
Geb was considered the prince of the Egyptian gods, this deity symbolized fertility as being the beginning of life. On the other hand, it was responsible for supplying the minerals and precious stones found underground.
The deity was represented by a man with green skin, its color symbolized the land of the Nile, the vegetation, and life, it was also visualized with a goose on its head since this bird is its personification.
His parents were Tefnut and Shu who gave him the throne leaving him as heir, after the conspiracy by Apophis, who was a serpent who represented evil, which made him the third pharaoh.
Geb had a sister named Nut, who was his wife. This union represented one of the couples that made up the Heliopolitan Ennead, from that relationship, four children were born: Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys.
The earth god, could also be found lying on the ground with his erect penis, trying to reach his wife without triumph, since his father was in charge of separating them, Shu could be seen in the middle of the two, representing the valleys and mountains that keep them away.
By dominating the underworld, Geb was in charge of keeping captive the souls that had not been just, representing the sarcophagus box, while Nut was the cover of it, thus incarnating the guardian of the gates of heaven.
Geb is shown as a man on the earth, with his sister Nut, the sky goddess, standing atop him and covered in stars. The rest of the scene shows their parents Shu, the air god, raising his arms, and Tefnut, the moisture goddess, mentioned only by name, and the god Ra riding the sun boat.
«Geb» is sometimes depicted in the form of a human carrying a goose on his head, and his name is written in two syllables «goose and man», where the man is pronounced as the letter «b». As for the goose that the ancient Egyptians chose to write the name «Jeb», it is a Nile goose that was domesticated by the ancient Egyptians in the early days.
The god «Geb» had beneficial qualities and characteristics, as green grains came out of his rib, and plants grew on his back. «Geb» was the source of fresh water, and the source of everything the earth produced, so it was directly linked to the fertility of the earth and the gate.
The power of «Geb» sometimes had harmful aspects, as earthquakes occur when he laughs, and he can prevent his blessings in times of drought, or in arid regions, and because of its importance as a distress to the earth, it may represent a grave.
«Geb» was depicted in many scenes and inscriptions in temples, and it was also associated with some characteristics of popular religion, as it was associated with healing, and its ability to heal was great, so it was supplicated to in some paragraphs in order to heal from a scorpion sting.
Although he did not have a major cult or belief of his own, he was depicted in many scenes and inscriptions in temples, and was also associated with some characteristics of popular religion, as he was associated with healing, and his ability to heal was great, so he was supplicated to in some paragraphs in order to heal from Scorpion sting.
