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  Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Geb
Geb was the son of Shu and Tefnut and the brother and husband of Nut.
The goose was a sacred animal to Geb, as such he was sometimes called "The Great Cackler" It was said that Geb's laughter was the source of earthquakes.
In this way he symbolized the valleys and hills of the land, which was called "The House of Geb." He is shown either as a dark or green skinned man (the colors of life, the soil of the Nile and vegetation, respectively) with leaves on his skin.
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  Egyptian God-Geb   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Geb was thought to represent the earth, he is often seen reclining beneath the sky goddess
Geb was called 'the Great Cackler', and as such, was represented as a goose.
The royal throne of Egypt was known as the 'throne of Geb' in honor of his great reign.
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 Geb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this context, Geb was said to have originally been engaged in eternal sex with Nuit, and had to be separated from her by Tefnut.
Indeed, the accession of a new pharaoh was announced by releasing four wild geese, to the four corners of the sky, to bless his reign with prosperity.
His association with vegetation, and sometimes with the underworld, also brought him the occasional interpretation that he was the husband of Renenutet, a minor goddess of the harvest, who was the mother of Nehebkau, a god associated with the underworld, who was on the same occasions said to be his son by her.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geb   (511 words)

  
 Egyptian gods; Geb   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the myth of the Heliopolitan Ennead, Geb is a cosmic deity and the eldest child of Shu.
Geb is a more universal earth-god than Aker, and in the Pyramid Texts he signifies the idea that he might imprison the dead within him, preventing their free movement in the afterlife.
Geb is intimately associated with the kingship of Egypt through the uraeus symbol, which he gave to the king as a symbol of his power.
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