Shu

Shu (meaning "emptiness" and "he who rises up") was one of the primordial gods in Egyptian mythology, a personification of air. With his sister Tefnut (moisture), he was the father of Nut and Geb. His daughter, Nut, was the sky goddess whom he held over the Earth (Geb), separating the two. The Egyptians believed that if Shu didn't hold his son and daughter (the god of the earth and the goddess of the sky) apart there would be no way life could be created.…more