Tefnut

Tefnut ( ; ) is a deity in Ancient Egyptian religion, the feminine counterpart of the air god Shu. Her mythological function is less clear than that of Shu, but Egyptologists have suggested she is connected with moisture, based on a passage in the Pyramid Texts in which she produces water, and on parallelism with Shu's connection with dry air. She was also one of the goddesses who could function as the fiery Eye of Ra.

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Tefnut was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, paired with the air god Shu, and is believed to have been associated with moisture based on ancient texts describing her producing water. She was also among the goddesses who could take on the role of the fierce Eye of Ra, though her exact religious significance remains less well understood than that of her counterpart Shu.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Tefnut is referenced by 362 other articles, and connects out to Horus, Four sons of Horus and list of wind deities.

It is catalogued under topics including Egyptian goddesses, Fertility goddesses and Lion goddesses.

Its subject is documented across 56 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Deity.type: Egyptian
Deity.name: Tefnut
Deity.image: Tefnut.svg
Deity.image_upright: .7
Deity.caption: The goddess Tefnut portrayed as a woman with the head of a lioness and a sun disc resting on her head.
Deity.hiero: t:f-n:t-I13 or D26
Deity.cult_center: Heliopolis, Leontopolis
Deity.symbol: Lioness, Sun Disk
Deity.parents: Ra or Atum
Deity.siblings: Shu, Hathor, Maat, Anhur, Sekhmet, Bastet, Mafdet, Satet
Deity.consort: Shu, Geb
Deity.offspring: Geb and Nut