Egypt · The earth
Geb gb
Also written Seb and Keb.
- God of
- The earth
- Recognised by
- A man lying beneath the arch of the sky, sometimes green or with plants on him
- Chief cult centre
- Heliopolis
The earth, and unusually a male earth to a female sky — the reverse of the arrangement most of Egypt's neighbours assumed. Earthquakes are his laughter.
Egyptian sources What Egyptians wrote, on walls, coffins and papyri. What that means