Shu
Shu
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DEITY · Void
PWR8
Rare
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God of the air, son of Atum-Ra (with Tefnut); he holds up the sky (Nut) to keep it from the earth (Geb).[S1] [S4]
The Divine Atlas
Void · egyptian pantheon
DA-EGY-004
PRINT SHEET · DA-EGY-004 · Shu (Void, Rare)
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About this card
Shu is the god of the air and the atmosphere, the first son of Atum-Ra [S1][S4]. He and his sister Tefnut (moisture) are the first divine pair born from the self-created god. Their children are Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) [S1][S4]. Shu's defining image is that of the supporter: he stands between earth and sky, holding Nut up with his hands so that the sky does not collapse onto the earth [S4]. He is a god of the ordered atmosphere — the space between the solid earth and the solid sky that the air (Shu) maintains [S4].
the feather (his headdress)