NUT
Real Name: Nut
Identity/Class: Egyptian God
Occupation: Goddess of sky
Group Membership: The Ennead (Gods of Egypt)
Affiliations: The Ennead
Enemies: Seth Known Relatives: Shu (father), Tefnut (mother), Geb
(brother/husband), Thoth (brother), Osiris, Seth, Horus, Khnemu, Hapi
(sons), Isis, Nephthys, Hathor (daughters), Ammon-Ra, Nun, Kuk, Huk (uncles),
Amaunet, Naunet, Kauket, Heket (aunts), Khepri, Selkhet, Sokar, Satis, Khonshu,
Bes, Ptah, Montu (cousins), Atum-Ra (grandfather), Gaea (grandmother, alias
Neith)
Aliases: None known Base of Operations: Celestial First Appearance: Thor I#241 (November, 1975) Powers/Abilities: Nut possesses the conventional attributes of the
Egyptian Gods including superhuman strength (Class 25), longevity and
resistance to injury. As a Sky-Goddess,she
may have the ability to manipulate and command certain sky phenomenon such as
wind and rain. Height: 5'9" History: (Egyptian Myth) - Nut is the daughter of Shu, the god of air, and,
Tefnut, the rain-goddess. In one account, she was seduced by her uncle Ammon-Ra
and gave birth to Hathor, goddess of love and music, Khnum, the god of the Her brother, Geb, soon succeeded their father
as Pharaoh of Egypt and he took her as his wife and queen against the wishes of
Atum-Ra who forbid them to have children. He ordered their father, Shu, to
separate them and cast a spell that prevented her from giving birth on any day
of the week. Their brother, Thoth, however, saw how miserable they were and
took pity on them and challenged Selkhet, the moon-goddess, to a game. Winning
the game, Thoth was able to take enough of her power to create five new days
which he gave to Geb and Nut to share together. For each of these days, Nut
gave birth to one child: Horus I, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Eventually, Atum-Ra became disenchanted with
mortals and decided to distance himself from them by ascending into heaven.
Impressed by Nut’s ability to deceive him, he enlisted her help to enter
into heaven, but she became so dizzy from the ascent that she had to return to
Earth. (Thor I#239-240 - BTS, 241- Osiris eventually replaced
Geb as ruler of (Thor I#398-400 - BTS) - Seth stole the life
forces of Nut and the other Egyptian gods as part of his vendetta on Thor and
Odin to invade Asgard. Thor, however, broke his control over the energies and
restored the Heliopian gods to normalcy.
Comments: Adapted by Roy Thomas, William Mantlo and Sal Buscema While it isn't explicit in the myth, it
might be assumed that Atum-Ra was against their union because he foresaw the
birth of Seth, the god of evil. In myth, Horus is typically the son of Osiris
and Isis, but he seems to have been created earlier to account for the spell of
the five extra days. by CLARIFICATIONS: Last updated: 01/14/05
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Non-Marvel Copyright info
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Unrevealed
Nut should not be confused with:
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