"Verily I say to you, I am the Plant which comes forth from Nu, and my mother is Nut."
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"Hymn To Osiris Khenti-Amenti Un-Nefer", Book of the Dead.
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Nut (goddess)
Nut or Neuth (also spelled Nuit or Newet) is the goddess of the sky in the Ennead of ancient Egyptian religion. She was seen as a star-covered nude woman arching over the earth, or as a cow.
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