Ancient Egyptian goddess
Tefnut |
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The goddess Tefnut portrayed as a woman with the head of a lioness and a sun disc resting on her head. |
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Major cult center | Heliopolis, Leontopolis |
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Symbol | Lioness, Sun Disk |
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Parents | Ra or Atum |
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Siblings | Shu, Hathor, Maat, Anhur, Sekhmet, Bastet, Mafdet, Satet |
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Consort | Shu, Geb |
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Offspring | Geb and Nut |
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Tefnut (Ancient Egyptian: tfn.t; Coptic: ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ tfēne)[1][2] is a deity of moisture, moist air, dew and rain in Ancient Egyptian religion.[3] She is the sister and consort of the air god Shu and the mother of Geb and Nut.