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TIL Atum/Atem/Atoum/Tem (to complete or to finish) in Egyptian mythology created the sibling deity couple Shu (peace, lions, air and wind) and Tefnut (moisture, moist air, dew, rain) through various means: spitting them out of his mouth, masturbation or "made union with his shadow"

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