TEFNUT

ROLES & FUNCTION

• In Ancient Egypt religion, Tefnut is described as the goddess of rain, water and moisture.

SYMBOLS

• "Head of Lioness"
• Tefnut had the body of a woman and the head of a lioness or lion.
• Therefore, she was a female.

FATHER, MOTHER, CHILDREN

• Tefnut was the wife and sister of Shu.
• She is the daughter of the god, Atum.
• She is the mother of Nut and Geb.

MYTHS/STORIES

• One myth was that Tefnut went off to marry Thoth, the scribe of the underworld.