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List of Gods : "Goddess Tefnut" - 4 records

Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Goddess name
"Atum"
Egypt The first god, having arisen by his own force himself, sitting on a mound (benben), from the primordial waters (Nu). Early myths state that Atum created the god Shu and goddess Tefnut from his √åǧïñå by masturbation in the city of Annu. Egypt
Goddess name
"Su"
Egypt Primordial god of the air. According to the genealogy of the priests of Heliopolis, he is the first born of the creator Sun god ATUM and by his sister TEFNUT is the father of the chthonic god GEB and the sky goddess NUT. S u is typically represented in human form standing over the supine form of Geb and holding Nut aloft with his raised arms. He can also, as one of several manifestations of the “eye of RE,” be represented as a lion, as can his sister....
Goddess name
"Tefnut"
Egypt Goddess of the dawn, dew, moisture, justice and Rain clouds. Egypt
Goddess name
"Tefnut"
Egypt Primordial goddess of moisture. According to the genealogy laid down by the priests of Heliopolis, Tefnut was created out of the breath or spit of the creator Sun god ATUM. She is the sister of SU, god of the air, and the mother of GEB and NUT. Her main cult sanctuary was at Heliopolis. Tefnut, like Su, can become one of several manifestations of the eye of RE in which case she appears as a lion, or in human form but with a leonine head. According to the Pyramid Texts, she creates pure water from her vag***. In a different context she takes the form of a snake encircling a scepter....