In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Or ...

The study focuses on how the Egyptian Sky Goddess Nut has been depicted in several settings over time. The goddess was often portrayed as a naked, star-covered woman arching over the Earth, often ...

In these depictions, Egyptian goddess Nut can be seen arching over the Earth god Geb, forming the sky. With her hands and feet touching the horizon, her body forms a protective dome over the world.

Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess, went beyond representing the firmament above. She was the entire cosmos. Often depicted standing over her brother Geb, the Earth, she appears as a woman covered in ...

Various Egyptian gods are either associated with ... Nut is often depicted as a star-studded woman arched over her brother, the earth god Geb. She protects the earth from being flooded by the ...