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[[File:geb.jpeg|frame|right|Geb]]Geb was the Egyptian god of the Earth and a member of the [[Egyptian Nine Ennead]] of Heliopolis. It was believed in ancient Egypt that Geb’s laughter was earthquakes and that he allowed crops to grow. | [[File:geb.jpeg|frame|right|Geb]]Geb was the Egyptian god of the Earth and a member of the [[Egyptian Nine Ennead]] of Heliopolis. It was believed in ancient Egypt that Geb’s laughter was earthquakes and that he allowed crops to grow. | ||
Geb was frequently described mythologically as the father of snakes could also be depicted as a ram, a bull or a crocodile. Geb is the husband of [[Nut]], the sky or visible daytime and nightly firmament, the son of the earlier primordial elements [[Tefnut]] (moisture) and [[Shu]] ('emptiness'), and the father to the four lesser gods of the system – [[Osiris]], [[ | Geb was frequently described mythologically as the father of snakes could also be depicted as a ram, a bull or a crocodile. Geb is the husband of [[Nut]], the sky or visible daytime and nightly firmament, the son of the earlier primordial elements [[Tefnut]] (moisture) and [[Shu]] ('emptiness'), and the father to the four lesser gods of the system – [[Osiris]], [[Set]], [[Isis]] and [[Nephthys]]. | ||
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