pointed towards the sky goddess Nut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geb God geb and Nut. God Geb and Nut Horus   Column in the Hathor temple, Hatshepsut temple,  In  Egyptian mythology , Apep (also spelled Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis in  Greek ) was an evil   god , the deification of  darkness  and  chaos  ( isfet  in Egyptian), and thus opponent