Back Set (god) Afrikaans Seth ALS ست Arabic ست (الاه) ARZ ছেট (মিচৰীয় দেৱতা) Assamese Set Azerbaijani Сет (міфалогія) Byelorussian Сет (бог) Bulgarian সেত Bengali/Bangla སའེ་ཐི། Tibetan
| Set | |
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| Major cult center | Ombos, Avaris, Sepermeru |
| Symbol | Was-sceptre, Set animal |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Geb, Nut |
| Siblings | Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, Horus the Elder |
| Consort | Nephthys, Neith, Anat, and Astarte |
| Offspring | Anubis, Wepwawet,[1] Sobek[2] and Maga[3] |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Typhon |
Set (/sɛt/; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ[a] or: Seth /sɛθ/) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.[6]: 269 In Ancient Greek, the god's name is given as Sēth (Σήθ). Set had a positive role where he accompanies Ra on his barque to repel Apep, the serpent of Chaos.[6]: 269 Set had a vital role as a reconciled combatant.[6]: 269 He was lord of the Red Land (desert), where he was the balance to Horus' role as lord of the Black Land (fertile land).[6]: 269
In the Osiris myth, the most important Egyptian myth, Set is portrayed as the usurper who murdered and mutilated his own brother, Osiris. Osiris's sister-wife, Isis, reassembled his corpse and resurrected her dead brother-husband with the help of the goddess Nephthys. The resurrection lasted long enough to conceive his son and heir, Horus. Horus sought revenge upon Set and many of the ancient Egyptian myths describe their conflicts.[7]
- ^ "Set". Mythopedia. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Sobek from Ancient Egypt".
- ^ Ritner, Robert K. (1984). "A uterine amulet in the Oriental Institute collection". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 43 (3): 209–221. doi:10.1086/373080. PMID 16468192. S2CID 42701708.
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Budge-nd-HstEgywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d Herman Te Velde (2001). "Seth". Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Vol. 3.
- ^ Strudwick, Helen (2006). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-1-4351-4654-9.
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