| Title | God of Earth |
| Cult Center | Heliopolis |
| Gender | Male |
| Father | Shu the air god |
| Mother | Tefnut |
| Consort | Sister Nut |
| Sons and Daughters | Osiris, Isis, Seth, Nephthys and Horus The elder |
| Patron - Dominion | earthquakes - valleys - mountains - provides the nourishments and fruits to earth |
| Dedicated temples | Cosmic deity with no dedicated shrines |
| Appearance | Man with a goose on his head
lying underneath his wife Nut, goddess of the sky |
| Greek equivalent | Kronos |
Geb is a male god, unlike many ancient religions which understood the physical planet Earth as feminine
He became the first Pharaoh of Egypt, that the Egyptian throne came to be
known by the title, "Seat of Geb.
Every new Pharaoh claimed to be a descendant of Geb and at the coronation he had to get his permission.
The mountains are said to be His bones
He lies forever inert below his sister-wife Nut
When Seth and Horus fought for the throne of Egypt, Geb made Horus the ruler of the living.
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