Topic summary
Tefnut
or Major cult center Heliopolis, Leontopolis Symbol Lioness, Sun Disk Genealogy Parents Ra or Atum Siblings Shu, Hathor, Maat, Anhur, Sekhmet, Bastet, Mafdet, Satet Consort Shu, Geb Offspring Geb and Nut
Tefnut (Ancient Egyptian: ; Coptic: ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉtfēne) 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.