
In Egyptian mythology, which sky goddess arches over the earth, swallowing the sun at night and giving birth to it each morning?
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Get StartedIn Egyptian mythology, which sky goddess arches over the earth, swallowing the sun at night and giving birth to it each morning?
Options:
- Nut
- Isis
- Hathor
- Sekhmet
Correct answer: Nut
Explanation: Nut is the Egyptian sky goddess who envelops the earth, swallows the sun by night, and renews it at dawn; she is attested in the Pyramid Texts from the Old Kingdom (c. 24th–23rd centuries BCE).
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