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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.
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Some versions of the myth provide Set's motive for killing Osiris. According to a spell in the Pyramid Texts, Set is taking revenge for a kick Osiris gave him, [31] whereas in a Late Period text, Set's grievance is that Osiris had sex with Nephthys, who is Set's consort and the fourth child of Geb and Nut. [2]
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The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth, is central to the human experience.
The origin of death is a theme in the myths of many cultures. Death is a universal feature of human life, so stories about its origin appear to be universal in human cultures. [1] As such it is a type of origin myth, a myth that describes the origin of some feature of the natural or social world.
Genealogically, Set was a member of the Ennead of Heliopolis, the son of the Earth ( Geb) and Sky ( Nut ), husband to the fertile land around the Nile (Nebt-het/Nephthys), and brother to death (Ausare/ Osiris ), and life (Aset/ Isis ).
Nov 16, 2020 · 8. SHARES. In Egyptian mythology, Set was the brother of Osiris. The two were almost exact opposites. Osiris was the king of Egypt and represented its culture and agriculture, while Set was the wild, chaotic god of the desert. Set’s most famous myth is that of his brother’s death. After killing Osiris, Set took his throne.
