Shu
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Shu is an ancient Egyptian god of air and light, often depicted separating the sky goddess Nut from the earth god Geb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shu canonical | 14 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian god
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
creation
ⓘ
order ⓘ space between sky and earth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dry air
ⓘ
life-giving air ⓘ sunlight ⓘ |
| child |
Geb
ⓘ
Nut ⓘ |
| consort | Tefnut ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | upholding the sky ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depiction |
figure standing between Nut and Geb
ⓘ
man wearing a feather on his head ⓘ |
| domain |
air
ⓘ
light ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| grandchildren |
Isis
ⓘ
Nephthys ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Seth ⓘ |
| hasGreekEquivalent |
Οὐρανός
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas (as sky-bearer analogy)
|
| memberOf | Ennead of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| mythologicalAct | separating Nut from Geb ⓘ |
| parents |
Atum
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| role |
god of air
ⓘ
god of light ⓘ separator of sky and earth ⓘ |
| sibling | Tefnut ⓘ |
| symbol |
air
ⓘ
light ⓘ ostrich feather ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Heliopolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.