Tears of Ra myths and legends

Search by title and refine by origin, characters, tags, and sort order.

Ra's Tears of Joy Turning into the First Humans

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptRa • Atum • Shu

In the primordial age of the universe, the sun god Ra, also known as Atum, emerged from the chaotic waters of Nun to begin the work of creation. When his first children, Shu and Tefnut, became lost in the vast darkness, Ra sent his divine Eye to find them. Upon their joyous return, the creator was moved to tears, and as these droplets of divine sorrow and relief fell upon the earth, they...