Shu, the Egyptian god of air, featured in the stories, myths and legends in Egyptian Mythology. Shu was the twin brother of Tefnut the goddess of water and rain. Shu could assume the role of the 'Eye of Ra' and according to ancient Egyptian myths he was the right eye of Atum Ra representing an aspect of the Sun and Tefnut, his sister was the left eye representing the Moon. In the creation myth the god Atum Ra says, after describing how Shu and Tefnut followed from himself, "thus from being one god I became three.