Not only the sons protected Ra from the evil enemies of the underworld, the monsters of darkness and cold. Ra had a beloved daughter, his own eye, his Eye, created by himself. The sunny daughter - Oka - had many names. In one place she was called the goddess Tefnut, in another they revered her as Sokhmet, in the third she was called Hator. Many different legends were told about this goddess, but all of them talked about how she defeats monsters - the enemies of the Father-Sun, or punishes people for disobeying the divine king.
This is what one of these legends tells. This happened even when the god Ra lived on earth and was the king of Egypt. His daughter, the goddess Tefnut, quarreled with him and left him for Nubia, in the country of Bugem. In the form of a lioness, she wandered in the desert, in a rage she killed people, and the blood of her victims filled all the gorges, and she ate meat and blood. Flame erupted from her eyes, the breath of her mouth was fire, and her heart was aflame with anger.
She never left the desert and completely forgot the goddess Egypt, the homeland of her father Ra. Ra wished to return Tefnut from Nubia and settle her near him. Ra yearned without his wondrous Eye. Tefnut was the beloved daughter of Ra, and at the sight of her, his heart was filled with joy. The formidable Tefnut was so powerful, many times she showed her power and courage, and her father wished to make her his protector from evil enemies.
Ra thought for a long time who to send for his daughter to Nubia, and, finally, the choice fell on the god of air Shu and on the god of the moon and wisdom Thoth. Ra trusted the god Shu, as he twice proved his loyalty to the lord. Enemies attacked Ra twice, and Shu came to his defense and struck opponents. He was famous for his wisdom, he was supposed to help lead Tefnut to Egypt with magic words. Without magical powers, it was impossible to tame the formidable goddess.
Shu and Thoth turned into baboons, and they went to Nubia in search of the goddess. They crossed the waters of Kenem and found Tefnut in the south, in the place of Bugem. The lioness met both gods unfriendly. She lifted her tail and snarled ferociously at the baboons. Thoth stood in front of her, raised his paws up and began to persuade her to go with them to Egypt. He spoke about the beauty of the country of her fathers, about the beautiful Nile, which gives joy, about all the wonders of “ta Mary” - “beloved land” (this is how the Egyptians called their country).
“Instead of the barren desert where you dwell,” Thoth said, “you will find yourself in a flourishing country, with a great abundant river, green meadows, populous cities and villages. A temple will be built for you, - he continued to convince her, - and people will honor you. You will not need to make robber raids on animals to get your own food. He gave the lioness goddess a cup of wine and ordered to bring the killed gazelle.
While Tefnut was fed, Thoth raised his magic wand and began to chant magic spells. And the anger of the goddess began to subside, and she agreed to go with Shu and Thoth to Egypt. The joyful procession headed for Egypt. Singers and baboons accompanied the goddess to her homeland. Shu took the lute in his hands and walked in front of her, dancing so that she would appear before Ra with joy. He did not lag behind them and did not stop repeating spells so that Tefnut would not change her mind and return from the road to the desert.
Shu cooled the heat of the goddess's blood. She washed her body in the lake of the Sacred Island. And then the lioness turned into a beautiful young maiden with shining eyes, with a cheerful face, with black hair, into a maiden with a proud bearing, shining with beauty. Father Ra saw her, happily hugged his daughter and exclaimed: “I embrace you, queen of women, my beloved daughter! The lion goddess was revered in all temples. She became the gentle and gentle wife of the god Shu. Soon they had a son, a cheerful and beautiful child.
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He always took part in all the festivities, sang and danced in front of his mother. Shu married Tefnut. They had children, the second divine couple: the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut. Geb and Nut loved each other very much and were born tightly embraced. Therefore, at the beginning of creation, heaven and earth were merged into one. …