In the beginning, there was the king of Egypt, Ra, and his consort, Nut; Nut however, was in love with the god Geb. When Ra discovered this secret union, he was furious. In his rage, he cursed Nut to never bear Geb any children on any of the three hundred and sixty days and nights that made up the year.
Nut was saddened by Ra’s vengeful curse and so she enlisted the services of her friend, Thoth, the god of wisdom and knowledge, to help her in her quest to have children. Sadly, Thoth knew th