Shu (Egyptian šw, "emptiness" or "he who rises up") was 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. [4]

Shu, in Egyptian religion, god of the air and supporter of the sky, created by Atum by his own power, without the aid of a woman. Shu and his sister and companion, Tefnut (goddess of moisture), were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis.

Shu (Su) was the god of light and air and as such personified the wind and the earth’s atmosphere. As the god of light he represented the illumination of the primordial darkness, and marked the separation between day and night and between the world of …

2020年8月30日 · Shu was an ancient Egyptian god revered for his control of the air, wind and lions. Typically depicted in a human form holding the ankh symbol, Shu was one of the first gods created by the creator/sun god Atum-Ra (Re) in ancient Egyptian mythology. As the god of air, he was the deity who kept the earth and sky from touching each other.

2002年4月2日 · Shu, the Egyptian god of air, played a pivotal role in mythology as the divine separator of earth and sky. As the son of Atum, Shu was crucial in creation myths, responsible for air, wind, and sunlight. Revered for separating day and night and the living from the dead, Shu was depicted in art as a man with ostrich feat...

2024年10月10日 · The Ancient Egyptian god Shu, often depicted as a man with a feather on his head, was the father of the deities Geb, the earth god, and Nut, the sky goddess. He was revered as the progenitor of the fundamental elements that sustain life and govern the universe, giving him a pivotal position in the divine hierarchy.

Who the God Shu is. In the religious belief system, the personification of natural forces had been a common phenomenon all over the world. Shu was considered as the personification of air in ancient Egypt. Apart from this, he was also known to be …

2023年7月19日 · In Egyptian mythology, Shu was a god of air, wind, and the skies. The name Shu meant ‘emptiness‘ or ‘he who rises up‘. Shu was a primordial deity and one of the chief gods in the city of Heliopolis.

2024年7月27日 · In the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Shu holds a prominent position as the god of air, light, warmth, and the sky. He is a primordial deity, meaning he existed from the very beginning of creation. Shu’s role in Egyptian mythology is fundamental, as he represents the breath of life, the force that brings order to chaos and allows for the ...

2023年10月28日 · Breathing life into the heart of Egyptian mythology, Shu emerges as the divine custodian of air, wind, and the vast expanse of space. Far from a mere elemental deity, Shu’s dominion over these domains symbolized the interstitial gaps and connections between entities.