The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
(Greek transcription Sos) In ancient Egyptian myth, Šu came forth as breath from the nose of the primeval god → Atum.
His name means ‘emptiness’ and identifies him as a god of the space between heaven and earth, which he is said to have separated, the one from the other. Together with his sister → Tefnut (moisture), Šu (air) incorporates the forces which are necessary for life. The identification of Atum with the sun-god → Re makes Šu the ‘son of Re’ and he is then entitled to be represented wearing the lion’s head.
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