Geb is an Egyptian god associated with the earth; he is the brother and consort of Nut (Nuit), goddess of the sky and stars, and the father of Isis, Osiris, Set, Nephthys, and Horus the Elder. Nut and Geb are often depicted together in art, with Nut’s star-strewn body arched over Geb.

He is an old god with close mythic connections with the city of Heliopolis and is a part of the Heliopolitan Ennead.

Geb is depicted here with a goose on his head, a common identifier of the god in art; the goose is one of his animals, and the hieroglyph for his name includes a goose. He carries the was staff, a symbol of power, in one hand and the ankh, a symbol of life, in the other.

Geb may also be depicted as a man with the head of a snake, particularly in images where he is shown lying under Nut.

Geb, first and eldest of kings, deep father earth
who marks the joys of life, I praise and honor you.