The gones and b.A retorical view of our past

According to the Egyptians, in the beginning, there was only water. The water was a god named Nu. Out of the water came the sun god named Atum. It is said Atum created himself using his thoughts and will. This coming out of the water signifies the coming to light stage. Atum had nowhere to stand so he created a hill.
Atum was lonely, so his next step was to create more gods. Atum made a union with his shadow and then came the offspring. He was considered a bisexual god so this union was normal to the Egyptians. He made his son by spitting him out. He made his daughter by throwing her up. Shu represented the air, and Tefnut was the goddess of moisture. Shu and Tefnut continued creation by establishing a social order. Shu was responsible for the “principals of life” while Tefnut was resp...