Shu
God of the air and dry space, a member of the Ennead. Shu was produced by Atum and, with his twin sister and consort Tefnut, fathered Geb (Earth) and Nut (Sky), whom he is famously depicted physically separating and holding apart.
Divine domains
Gods of Air
3 deities from 3 traditions whose entries in this atlas list air among their domains, grouped by tradition.
Egyptian
Finnish
Ilmatar
The virgin daughter of the air who, in the Kalevala's first rune, descends to the primeval sea, becomes pregnant by wind and wave, and on whose knee a duck lays the eggs from which earth, sky, sun, moon, and stars are made; mother of Väinämöinen.
Japanese
Fujin
God of wind and air. Depicted as a demon carrying a large bag of winds. Twin to Raijin. Controls gentle breezes and destructive typhoons.
Quick answers
- Who is the Egyptian god of air?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Egyptian deity whose domains include air is Shu.
- Who is the Finnish god of air?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Finnish deity whose domains include air is Ilmatar.
- Who is the Japanese god of air?
- In the Mythos Atlas catalog, the Japanese deity whose domains include air is Fujin.
Related domains
Built from each deity's catalog entry (matching “air”, “the air”). See every domain side by side on Divine Domains, or browse every cross-pantheon parallel.