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 | ||||
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: 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.