Tefnut
Family: Egyptian gods · Role: goddess · First appears: The History of Creation — A
In the History of Creation A, Neb-er-tcher brought Tefnut and Shu into being. After two hen periods, Tefnut and Shu rejoiced and brought Neb-er-tcher his Eye; they also brought forth Keb and Nut.
The History of Creation B gives a separate account: Neb-er-tcher emitted Tefnut and Shu, and Tefnut and Shu brought forth Osiris, Heru-khent-an-maati, Set, Isis and Nephthys. In a hymn to Horus in the Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion, Tefnut is named as a child of Ra.
Relationship record
Life events
- Neb-er-tcher brought Shu and Tefnut into being.(The History of Creation — A)
- With: Neb-er-tcher Shu
- “I sent forth from myself issue in the form of the gods Shu and Tefnut.”
- Shu and Tefnut brought Neb-er-tcher his Eye after two hen periods had passed.(The History of Creation — A)
- With: Shu Neb-er-tcher
- “Then Shu and Tefnut rejoiced from out of the inert watery mass wherein they I were, and they brought to me my Eye (i.e., the Sun).”
- Shu and Tefnut brought forth Seb and Nut.(The History of Creation — A)
- Neb-er-tcher emitted Shu and Tefnut from himself.(The History of Creation — B)
- With: Neb-er-tcher Shu
- “I it was who emitted Shu, and I it was who emitted Tefnut, and from being the ONE, god (or, the only god) I became three gods;”
- Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, Heru-khenti-an-maa, Set, Isis, and Nephthys.(The History of Creation — B)
The History of Creation — A
- parent: Neb-er-tcher “I sent forth from myself issue in the form of the gods Shu and Tefnut.”
- child: Keb “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”
- child: Nut “Shu and Tefnut brought forth [Seb and] Nut;”
The History of Creation — B
- parent: Neb-er-tcher “I it was who emitted Shu, and I it was who emitted Tefnut, and from being the ONE, god (or, the only god) I became three gods; the two other gods who came into being on this earth sprang from me, and Shu and Tefnut rejoiced (or, were raised up) from out of Nu in which they were.”
- child: Osiris “Then Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khenti-an-maa, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys and behold, they have produced offspring, and have created multitudinous children in this earth, by means of the beings which came into existence from the creatures which they produced.”
- child: Heru-khent-an-maati “Then Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khenti-an-maa, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys and behold, they have produced offspring, and have created multitudinous children in this earth, by means of the beings which came into existence from the creatures which they produced.”
- child: Set “Then Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khenti-an-maa, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys and behold, they have produced offspring, and have created multitudinous children in this earth, by means of the beings which came into existence from the creatures which they produced.”
- child: Isis “Then Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khenti-an-maa, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys and behold, they have produced offspring, and have created multitudinous children in this earth, by means of the beings which came into existence from the creatures which they produced.”
- child: Nephthys “Then Shu and Tefnut brought forth Osiris, and Heru-khenti-an-maa, and Set, and Isis, and Nephthys and behold, they have produced offspring, and have created multitudinous children in this earth, by means of the beings which came into existence from the creatures which they produced.”
The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · A Hymn of Praise to Horus · Part 1
- parent: Ra “Thy right eye is like Shu, and thy left eye like Tefnut, who are the children of Ra.”
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Extracted from the original text of Legends of the Gods. Made with Rho MD.