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Atum was all alone and so he mated with his shadow and gave birth by spitting out a son, Shu, and vomiting up a daughter, Tefnut.
Shu represented air and Tefnut represented rain. Atum became separated from his children but was finally reunited with them, weeping tears of joy. His tears hit the ground and sprung up as men and so he began to create the world.
Shu and Tefnut then gave birth to two children – Geb, the god of the earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky. They, in turn, had four children: Isis, Seth, Nephthys and Osiris, the first king.
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