How Did Atum Created Himself?

Atum created himself out of Nun by an effort of will or by uttering his own name. As the creator of the gods and humans, he was responsible for bringing order to the heavens and the earth.

How was Atum created?

Atum was a self-created deity, the first being to emerge from the darkness and endless watery abyss that existed before creation. ... He produced from his own sneeze, or in some accounts, semen, Shu, the god of air, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture.

Who created god Atum?

In one Egyptian cosmogony, or a story about the origin of the world or universe, Atum created himself from nothing, then created Shu (the air) and Tefnut (moisture). They created Geb (the earth) and Nut (the sky), who in turn created five other gods.

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