Nut

Culture: Ancient Egyptian   Domain: The sky, stars

Nut is the sky itself, shown stretched over the earth god Geb, her body covered in stars, swallowing the sun each evening and giving birth to it again each dawn; she is mother to Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys, making her central to the wider Osiris myth cycle's origins.

Associations

The night sky, stars, daily renewal, the boundary between earth and cosmos.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Spend time stargazing with real attention
• Mark daily renewal with a small evening-to-morning ritual
• Keep star imagery on the altar
• Read of her role stretched above Geb in Egyptian cosmology texts

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.