The sun god rose from a hill on the river of chaos and gave birth to herself.
After giving birth to Tefnut, god of moisture,
And Shu, god of air,
The sun god also gave birth to Bastet, god of abundance and fertility,
Hathor, god of love and beauty,
Maat, god of truth and justice,
And Sekhmet, god of destruction.
The sun god's children, Tefnut, god of moisture, and Shu, god of air, fell in love with each other,
And gave birth to Nut, god of the sky, and Geb, god of the earth.
Nut and Geb fell in love with one another and wanted to have a child.
However...
"Geb and Nut's child will rule over Egypt."
After hearing the prophecy, the sun god became jealous of them.
She cursed Nut, making her unable to birth children.
Nut was distraught and asked Thoth, god of knowledge and wisdom, for help.
Thoth felt sorry for them, and so went to the sun god and made a bet over a game of Senet.
Thoth's brilliant wisdom was triumphant, and the sun god had to cover her eyes for five days.
That is how Nut and Geb were granted permission for five days...
And gave birth to Osiris, god of life,
Isis, god of magic,
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The Loyal God
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