Shu is the god of air in the ancient Egyptian mythology and the father of
Nut
the god of the sky that he was usually embodied supporting her with his hand , and
Geb
the god of earth . He was presented in a human shape and distinguished by the huge but light ostrich feather covering his head .
Shu is described in the Coffin Texts as the brother of
Tefnut
and the first god that
Ra
created in the same day of his own creation . There are many myths explaining the way in which Ra managed to create Shu and Tefnut with out a companion and some other myths saying that Shu was the son of
Hathor
or Lusaset .
Shu was regarded as the companion and assistant of Ra since he is the dawn breeze that paves the way for the sun to come to the universe . People believed that he is the one who managed to demolish the darkness of the world and make it a suitable place for the mortal men and women to live in .
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