Tefnut

Summary

Tefnut is a water deity^[1]. She draws 590 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #23 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tefnut's father was Atum^[3].
• Among Tefnut's spouses was Shu^[4].
• A child of Tefnut was Geb^[5].
• A child of Tefnut was Seth^[6].
• A child of Tefnut was Nut^[7].
• Tefnut's image is recorded as Tefnut.svg^[8].
• Tefnut is recorded as female^[9].
• Tefnut's instance of is recorded as water deity^[10].
• Tefnut's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[11].
• Tefnut's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 210115789^[12].
• Tefnut's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13737353h^[13].
• Tefnut's IdRef ID is recorded as 085647195^[14].
• Tefnut's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[15].
• Tefnut's Commons category is recorded as Tefnut^[16].
• Tefnut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p0nv^[17].
• Tefnut's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[18].
• Tefnut's Rodovid ID is recorded as 438741^[19].
• Tefnut's Rodovid ID is recorded as 199639^[20].
• Tefnut's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Tefnut^[21].
• Tefnut's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as tefnout-religion-egyptienne^[22].
• Tefnut's sibling is recorded as Shu^[23].
• Tefnut's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrt1wScAkASdM^[24].
• Tefnut's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3985996^[25].
• Tefnut's name in hiero markup is recorded as t:f-W24:t-I12^[26].
• Tefnut's Lex ID is recorded as Tefnut^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tefnut's father was Atum^[3].

Personal Life

Tefnut was married to Shu^[4]. Children include Geb^[5], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[28]; Seth^[6], a thunder deity^[29]; and Nut^[7], a goddess^[30].

Why It Matters

Tefnut draws 590 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #23 of 165).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Who were Tefnut's parents?

Tefnut's father was Atum^[3].

Who was Tefnut married to?

Tefnut's spouses include Shu^[4].