Domains & Iconography
Domains: air, light
Iconography: man separating sky and earth, feather
Function
By holding up Nut and separating her from Geb, Shu creates the ordered space where creation unfolds. Feather emblem signals lightness and luminosity.
Sources & References
See also
Ra
Prime solar deity associated with creation and the daily solar cycle; often merged with Amun as Amun-Ra.
Isis
Powerful goddess of protection, magic (heka), and kingship; mother of Horus and consort of Osiris.
Osiris
God of death and regeneration; ruler of the underworld (Duat) and exemplar of just kingship.
Horus
Sky-falcon and patron of kingship; opponent of Seth and son of Isis and Osiris in Osirian myth.