Nut Sketch Card - Ingrid Hardy

Perna Studios is very excited to announce our very first trading card set entitled Classic Mythology. This set will focus on 6 timeless Classic Mythologies that we have all come to love and enjoy during our lifetime. The mythologies spotlighted in this set are Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Japanese and Hindu. We have an impressive list of artists involved on this set working on both base/promo cards and sketch cards. Set scheduled to be released in early Spring 2012.



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This awesome sketch art card of the Egyptian Sky Goddess (Nut) is drawn by the very talented artist Ingrid Hardy for our Classic Mythology trading card set.



Egyptian Mythology – Nut is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. She is Geb's sister. She has four children: Osiris, Set, Isis and Nephthys. Her name is translated to mean 'sky' and she is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon, with her origin being found on the creation story of Heliopolis. She was originally the goddess of the nighttime sky, but eventually became referred to as simply the sky goddess. Mostly depicted in human form with her body covered in stars, stretching over her husband's body, made up the expansive vault of the sky. It was said that every night she swallowed the sun and every morning she gave birth to it. Nut was also sometimes depicted in the form of a cow whose great body formed the sky and heavens, a sycamore tree, or as a giant sow, suckling many piglets (representing the stars). A sacred symbol of Nut was the ladder, used by Osiris to enter her heavenly skies. This ladder-symbol was called maqet and was placed in tombs to protect the deceased, and to invoke the aid of the deity of the dead. She was married to Geb, the earth god.



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