The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 53
which she brought forth and suckled Horus. She is the female power ofNature, and has some of the attributes of Isis, Nu-t, and Maat. We next have to gain some general idea of the Egyptian Chai. III.l COSJIOGOSY. 33 cosmogony—tlie relation of the sun and dawn to the sky;this is very different from… … ISIS (seated). while the sky, represented by the goddess Nu-t, is separatedfrom the earth by Shu, the god of air or sunlight. The dailyjourney of the sun is represented by a god in a boat traversingthe sky from east to west. The goddess Nu-t is variouslysymbolised, D Sometimes there is a line of…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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