Once upon a time—according to Egyptian mythology—there was nothing at all. A giant flower floated up to the surface of the water that the universe was filled with, and when it opened, a beautiful baby popped out. Suddenly, the sun began to rise, and creation began. Nefertem, which means "beautiful and complete," was what the ancient Egyptians called this perfect baby boy. When he grew up, he became Ra. But until then, Nefertem was the gorgeous god of everything beautiful and sweet, including sunshine, flowers, incense, perfume, and healing medicines. (McDreamy, anyone?)
Basic Information
Name
Nefertem
Nickname
Nefer-tum, Nefer-temu, Water lily of the Sun, He Who is Beautiful, Nefertem-Ra the Child, Defender of the Two Lands, Lotus at the Nose of Ra, Gorgeous George, Better Looking Than You
Sex
Male
Current city
Memphis (Mennefer)
Work & Education
Occupation
Healing people. Oh, and smelling good and looking nice while doing it.
Education
I got my M.D. from my parents. And I went to beauty school (of course).
Beliefs
Political views
Ra is king
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents
Ptah (father) Sekhmet (mother) But when I feel like it, I change parents. I can have Bast (mother) and Nun (father), or Nut (mother) and Nun (father), or Wadjet (single mother)… It depends on who's the best-looking set of parents that sunrise.
"Sickness and healing are in every heart; death and deliverance in every hand." – Orson Scott Card
"Like anyone else, there are days I feel beautiful and days I don't, and when I don't, I do something about it." – Cheryl Tiegs
"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." – R. Buckminster Fuller
"I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves." – Salma Hayek
"Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Books
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde True beauty is more than a pretty face or a pretty painting. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Unfortunately, behind the pretty people's pretty is a bunch of drama. I've always admired D.H. Lawrence, even for the racy books like Lady Chatterley's Lover. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Paris. Doesn't everybody want to live in Paris? She Walks in Beauty by George Gordon, Lord Byron Your Romantic poets are exquisite. Byron is among the best. The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood Smelling good can mean feeling good. I ought to know. I invented aromatherapy. Lotus by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Allan Baille Everything you always wanted to know about a beautiful flower…that isn't actually my flower. Mine's an Egyptian water lily. Bringing Nature Home: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Nature by Ngoc Minh Ngo Flowers are gorgeous indoors or outdoors. I can't get enough of them.
Music
Imagine by John Lennon You may say I'm a dreamer. I am. Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson I'm looking at the man in the mirror. He's looking goooood. I love everything Prince (by name or artistic symbol) ever did. What a beautiful, talented man! At Last by Etta James Beyoncé might've done a nice job with it, but this is Etta's song, baby. Rawr! Aida by Giuseppe Verdi It's an opera. It's Egyptian. It's gorgeous. Just listen and look. Diamonds by Rihanna Shiny and pretty. Just how I like it.
