Nuit

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The Ennead
Ra Shu Tefnut Nut Geb	Nephthys Osiris Isis Set
The Ogdoad
Nu/Naunet Amoun/Amaunet	Kuk/Kauket Huh/Hauhet
Other Egyptian Gods
Anubis Anuket Apophis Apis Astarte Aten Bast Bes Hapi Hathor Horus Harpocrates	Khepri Khonsu Khnum Maat Mentu Neith Nut Ptah Sebek Sekhmet Tahuti Tawaret Tum

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History

In Egyptian mythology, Nuit was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other mythologies, where the Sky Father is nearly always male. Nuit is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. She was one of the Ennead.

The sun god Ra entered her mouth after the sun set in the evening and was reborn from her vulva the next morning. She also swallowed and rebirthed the stars.

She was a goddess of death, and her image is on the inside of most sarcophagi. The pharaoh entered her body after death and was later resurrected.

In art, Nuit is depicted as a woman wearing no clothes, covered with stars and supported by Shu; opposite her (the sky), is her husband, Seb (the Earth). With Seb, she was the mother of Osiris, Horus, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.

Alternatives: Nu, Nut

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Nuit & Thelema

Nuit is the main speaker in the first chapter of the Book of the Law and the feminine compliment to the deity Hadit. Nuit is the infinitely vast circle whose circumference is unmeasurable and whose center is everywhere. Hadit is the infinitely small point within the core of every single thing. The union of the two is yet another glyph of the Great Work.

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References

Wikipedia (2004). Nuit (http://www.wikipedia.org/Nuit). Retrieved Oct. 19, 2004.

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+==History==
+In Egyptian mythology, '''Nuit''' was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other mythologies, where the Sky Father is nearly always male.  Nuit is a daughter of [[Shu]] and [[Tefnut]].  She was one of the [[Ennead]].
-In [[Egyptian mythology]], '''Nuit''' was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other [[mythology|mythologies]], where the [[Sky Father]] is nearly always male.  Nuit is a daughter of [[Shu (Egyptian deity)|Shu]] and [[Tefnut]].  She was one of the [[Ennead]].
+The sun god [[Ra]] entered her mouth after the sun set in the evening and was reborn from her vulva the next morning.  She also swallowed and rebirthed the stars.
-The [[sun god]] [[Re]] entered her mouth after the sun set in the evening and was reborn from her vulva the next morning.  She also swallowed and rebirthed the stars.
+She was a goddess of [[death]], and her image is on the inside of most sarcophagi.  The [[pharaoh]] entered her body after death and was later resurrected.
-She was a goddess of [[death]], and her image is on the inside of most [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]].  The [[pharaoh]] entered her body after death and was later resurrected.
+In art, Nuit is depicted as a woman wearing no clothes, covered with stars and supported by [[Shu]]; opposite her (the sky), is her husband, [[Seb]] (the Earth).  With Seb, she was the mother of [[Osiris]], [[Horus]], [[Isis]], [[Set]], and [[Nephthys]].
-In art, Nuit is depicted as a woman wearing no clothes, covered with stars and supported by [[Shu (Egyptian deity)|Shu]]; opposite her(the sky), is her husband, [[Seb]](the Earth).  With Seb, she was the mother of [[Osiris]], [[Horus]], [[Isis]], [[Set (mythology)|Set]], and [[Nephthys]].
+Alternatives: '''Nu''', '''Nut'''
-Alternative: '''Nut'''
+==Nuit & Thelema==
+Nuit is the main speaker in the first chapter of the ''[[Book of the Law]]'' and the feminine compliment to the deity [[Hadit]]. Nuit is the infinitely vast circle whose circumference is unmeasurable and whose center is everywhere. [[Hadit]] is the infinitely small point within the core of every single thing. The union of the two is yet another glyph of the [[Great Work]].
+==References==
+* Wikipedia (2004). [http://www.wikipedia.org/Nuit Nuit]. Retrieved Oct. 19, 2004.
+[[Category:Thelema]]
+[[Category:Book of the Law]]
+[[Category:Godforms]]
+[[Category:Egyptian Godforms]]
+[[Category:Egyptian Goddesses]]