Tefnut (Ancient Egyptian: tfn.t; Coptic: ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ tfēne) is a deity in Ancient Egyptian religion, the feminine counterpart of the air god Shu. Her mythological...

particular deities, including Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet, Raet-Tawy, Menhit, Tefnut, and Mut. The eye goddess acts as mother, sibling, consort, and daughter...

one of the primordial Egyptian gods, spouse and brother to the goddess Tefnut, and one of the nine deities of the Ennead of the Heliopolis cosmogony....

from whom all else arose. He created himself and is the father of Shu and Tefnut, the divine couple, who are the ancestors of the other Egyptian deities...

mythology worshipped at Heliopolis: the sun god Atum; his children Shu and Tefnut; their children Geb and Nut; and their children Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys...

beings coexisted. He created Shu, god of air, and the goddess of moisture, Tefnut. The siblings symbolized two universal principles of humans: life and right...

Redford (2005), "Nut" & "Geb". Shu and Tefnut: Leeming (2006), "Shu and Tefnut". Redford (2005), "Shu" & "Tefnut". Osiris and Isis: Leeming (2006), "Osiris...

masturbated, or copulated with himself, to produce the deities Shu and Tefnut, thus beginning the process of creation. The hand he used in this act was...

daytime and nightly firmament, the son of the earlier primordial elements Tefnut (moisture) and Shu ("emptiness"), and the father to the four lesser gods...

into Amun-Ra, as well as the creation of the Theban local forms of Mut-Tefnut and Khonsu-Shu. The epithet “Eye of Ra” has been used for Mut since the...

emerged from a chaotic state of the world and gave rise to Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture), from whose union came Geb (earth) and Nut (sky), who in turn...

myth of Shu separating Geb and Nut as punishment for the rape of his wife Tefnut. The manual includes another myth about Nehmetawy, closely tied to the legend...

identified with Shu, becoming Onuris-Shu. He is the son of Ra and brother of Tefnut if identified as Shu. Amenhotep, from the time of Thutmose IV. Amenhotep's...

with two snakes on her head and a knife in both hands. Nehebkau Sekhmet Tefnut Gate deities of the underworld "Minor Netherworld Deities of Ancient Egypt"...

the god Re: the Ba. The two Ba are identified as the twin gods Shu and Tefnut and are associated with the djed pillar of Memphis. Finally, Ptah is embodied...

components of temples devoted to a number of lioness goddesses (Bastet, Mut, Tefnut, Hathor, Sakhmet) who are said to represent one original goddess and who...

a poem narrating how the sun god Ra had created the god Shu and goddess Tefnut by fellating himself and spitting out his own semen onto the ground. In...

epithets, not all of which are understood. Nut is a daughter of Shu and Tefnut. Her brother and husband is Geb. She had four children – Osiris, Set, Isis...

where she was depicted as his seeing eye. Her job was to find Shu and Tefnut for him, to which she successfully did. Her father was very proud of her...

along "with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor or Tefnut) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands)". The temple is atypical because...

syncretized with Shu and Mehit with Hathor-Tefnut, Shu's mythological sister and wife. Because Shu and Tefnut sometimes represented the sun and moon, Mehit...

Amun and Amunet were originally used as epithets for the twin pair Shu and Tefnut, who, in the Heliopolitan tradition, were the first children of the creator...

Buchis Geb Horus Isis Montu Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Qetesh Ra Set Shu Tefnut Thoth Arabian Allah Aglibol Abgal al-Lat al-Qaum al-‘Uzzá Atarsamain ʿAṯtar...

conceived as being part lion, including the war deities Sekhmet and Maahes, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture.. The lion was a prominent symbol in ancient Mesopotamia...

and Kauket Nu and Naunet Ennead Atum Geb Isis Nephthys Nut Osiris Set Shu Tefnut Triads Theban Triad Elephantine Triad A Aani Aati Abaset Abtu Ahmose-Nefertari...

Eye of Ra Serket – A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection Tefnut – A lioness goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead Wadjet – A cobra...

Ninhursag, Ninlil, Antu and Gaga. Goddesses of the Ennead of Heliopolis: Tefnut, Nut, Nephthys, Isis Goddesses of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis: Naunet, Amaunet...

become syncretized with similar solar deities. In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut, in part of her being goddess of the morning dew. In Sioux mythology, Anpao...

Shezmu Shu (god) Sia (god) Sobek Sopdet Sopdu Ta-Bitjet Tatenen Taweret Tayt Tefnut Teka-her Thoth Tjenenyet Tutu (Egyptian god) Unut Wadj-wer Wadjet Weneg...

ancient Sumer. Shu was the ancient Egyptian deity of air and the husband of Tefnut, goddess of moisture. He became an emblem of strength by virtue of his role...