Shu - God of the Wind and Air. - Egyptian God
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Shu - God of the Wind and Air.
Shu ("he who rises up") is a God of the Wind and Air. He is one of the Gods of the Ennead of Heliopolis. He was created by Atum, with his sister Tefnut (Goddess of Moisture), he was the father of Nut (Goddess of the Sky) and Geb (God of the Earth). He is usually depicted in human form, wearing a feather on his head with his arms raised holding up Nut. He is also a God of sunshine.
Pyramid Texts: Utterance 222 - The King joins the sun-god
"Go up, open your way by means of the bones of Shu, the embrace of your mother Nut will enfold you."
[The bones of Shu are thought to be the clouds.]
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Area of Influence:
Wind, Air
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Egyptian - Gods and Goddesses
| Name | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
God of the horizon. | God | |
Goddess of the Underworld. | Goddess | |
God of Winds. | God | |
Primordial goddess | Goddess | |
Patron God of Andjet. | God | |
God of War. | God | |
Goddess of the 17th Nome. | Goddess | |
Hawk god of Upper Egypt. | God | |
God of the dead and ruler of the underworld. | God | |
Goddess of the Nile River. | Goddess | |
Lion-headed warrior God. | God | |
God of Evil, darkness and choas. | God | |
Bull God. | God | |
Nubian God | God | |
God of oases and the vineyards of the western Nile Delta. | God | |
Creator God and Aspect of Ra. | God | |
God of Creation. | God | |
Baboon god associated with death and virility. | God | |
Ram god of fertility. | God | |
God of the Underworld. | God | |
Goddess of Cats, Lower Egypt, the sun and the moon. | Goddess | |
Cow goddess who gave authority to the king. | Goddess | |
Bull God. | God | |
God of households. | God | |
Crocodile god. | God | |
God of Incense | God | |
God of the Earth. | God | |
God of the western deserts. | God | |
God of the annual flooding of the Nile. | God | |
Cow-goddess of the sky, fertility, love, beauty, and music. | Goddess | |
Fish Goddess. | Goddess | |
Goddess and the female personification of infinity or eternity. | Goddess | |
God of magic | God | |
Goddess of fate and protection | Goddess | |
Goddess of childbirth and fertility | Goddess | |
Ram God Ruler of Riverbanks | God | |
God of war, sky, and protection. | God | |
Deification of eternity | God | |
Goddess and personification of the East. | Goddess | |
God of the moon | God | |
Goddess of milk, nurturing and childbirth | Goddess | |
God of Sistrum Playing. | God | |
Goddess of the necropolis west of the Nile. | Goddess | |
God of medicine and healing. | God | |
Mother Goddess. | Goddess | |
Goddess of magic, motherhood and fertility. | Goddess | |
Primal goddess, the grandmother of all of the deities. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Darkness. | Goddess | |
Goddess of embalming liquid and purification. | Goddess | |
God of rebirth and the sunrise. | God | |
Earth God and a God of the underworld | God | |
God of creation and the waters. | God | |
God of youth and the moon. | God | |
A creator deity | God | |
Male personification of darkness. | God | |
God of war and weather. | God | |
Goddess who personified the order and balance of the universe. | Goddess | |
Goddess who protected against snakes and scorpions | Goddess | |
Sun God of Lower Nubia | God | |
Goddess of War. | Goddess | |
Goddess associated with rejoicing, singing, and dancing | Goddess | |
Cobra-goddess of tomb builders and protector of royal tombs. | Goddess | |
Goddess of childbirth. | Goddess | |
God of procreation and fertility | God | |
The sacred bull of Heliopolis | God | |
Falcon god of war. | God | |
Mother goddess | Goddess | |
God of healing and beauty | God | |
Guardian of the Duat. | God | |
Goddess of creation, war, and hunting. | Goddess | |
Vulture goddess, patron of pharaohs and Upper Egypt | Goddess | |
God of grain | God | |
Goddess of death, night, and lamentation. | Goddess | |
God of the promordial waters. | God | |
Goddess of the sky and heavens | Goddess | |
God of Vegetation, Fertily and the afterlife. | God | |
Goddess of War | Goddess | |
God of revenge. | God | |
Creator God. | God | |
God of the Sun. | God | |
Fish God | God | |
Goddess of nourishment and the harvest. | Goddess | |
Goddess of war, hunting, fertility, and the flooding of the Nile River. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the sun, destruction, pestilence, and war | Goddess | |
Scorpion Goddess of healing. | Goddess | |
Goddess of writing, astronomy, astrology, architecture, and mathematics. | Goddess | |
God of the Desert and Storms. | God | |
Protective and Saviour deity | God | |
God of execution, slaughter, blood, oil, and wine. | God | |
God of the Wind and Air. | God | |
Crocodile God of the Nile. | God | |
Goddess of Fertility and the personification of Sothis | Goddess | |
Hippopotamus Goddess of pregnant women. | Goddess | |
Goddess of moisture, moist air, dew, and rain. | Goddess | |
Goddess of beer. | Goddess | |
God of Magic, Learning and Scribes. | God | |
Snake Goddess | Goddess | |
Snake goddess and protector of Lower Egypt. | Goddess | |
Fertility God | God | |
Sky and Death God | God | |
Jackal god of warfare and hunting. | God | |
Goddess of supernatural powers. | Goddess | |
Guardian Goddess of Thebes. | Goddess |
Bibliography
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- The Witches Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar
- A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses - George Hart
- Celtic Goddesses - Miranda Green
- Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia - Jeremy Black and Anthony Green
- Maori Religion and Mythology - Edward Shortland
- The Greek Myths - Robert Graves
- Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines, 2-Volume Set - Patricia Monaghan
- Asgard and the Gods: The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors - Wilhelm Wägner Macdovvall
- The Mythology of all Races - Vol 1-12 - Louis H Gray
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- The Pyramid Texts - Faulkner
- Aradia, Gospel of the Witches - Charles G. Leland
- Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas - H. A. Guerber
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- Wikipedia
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