Shu

Summary

Shu is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. He draws 266 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #37 of 130).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shu's father was Atum^[3].
• Shu was married to Tefnut^[4].
• A child of Shu was Nut^[5].
• A child of Shu was Geb^[6].
• Shu's image is recorded as Shu with feather.svg^[7].
• Shu is recorded as male^[8].
• Shu is recorded as female^[9].
• Shu's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[10].
• Shu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135155767380327761221^[11].
• Shu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2003006484^[12].
• Shu's IdRef ID is recorded as 235049336^[13].
• Shu's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[14].
• Shu's Commons category is recorded as Shu^[15].
• Shu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p0nc^[16].
• Shu's Rodovid ID is recorded as 438742^[17].
• Shu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Shu's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• Shu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Shu-Egyptian-god^[20].
• Shu's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03869199n^[21].
• Shu's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as shou-religion-egyptienne^[22].
• Shu's sibling is recorded as Tefnut^[23].
• Shu's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtP6NlHaDRd2^[24].
• Shu's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3983543^[25].
• Shu's name in hiero markup is recorded as S-Sw-w-A40^[26].
• Shu's Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID is recorded as su-1^[27].

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Origins and Family

Shu's father was Atum^[3].

Personal Life

Among Shu's spouses was Tefnut^[4]. Children include Nut^[5], a goddess^[28] and Geb^[6], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[29].

Why It Matters

Shu draws 266 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #37 of 130).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Who were Shu's parents?

Shu's father was Atum^[3].

Who was Shu married to?

Shu's spouses include Tefnut^[4].