Shu

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Shu
TitleThe God Of Air
Cult CenterHeliopolis
GenderMale
FatherRa The King of gods
ConsortSister Tefnut the goddess of Moisture
Sons and DaughtersGeb the earth god
Nut, the goddess of the sky
Patron - Dominiondryness of the air - holds power over snakes - wind
Dedicated templesNo temples are known
AppearanceMan wearing a crown with plumes and horns topped with a sun disc
Man wearing a band with a feather
a full lion

  • Ra created him and his sister Tefnut, from the act of masturbation,
  • Tefnut and Shu started duality and the sexual cycle began in the universe,
  • He separated the earth from the sky, Shu holds aloft the sky, he keeps separate his two children Geb the earth god, and Nut, the goddess of the sky.
  • He was responsible for making the wind
  • In the Underworld he is leading the torturers and executioners, representing a great peril for the deceased.

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