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Set (/ s ɛ t /; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ or: Seth / s ɛ θ /) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.: 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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In Egyptian mythology, Set' (also spelled Sutekh, Setesh, Seteh, Seth) was a god of the desert (including desert storms), thunder, cunning, wit, trickery, evil, pain and suffering. The word 'Seth' was first said as 'Set'.
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In art, Set was mostly depicted as a mysterious and unknown creature, referred to by Egyptologists as the Set animal or Typhonic beast, with a curved snout, square ears, forked tail, and canine body, or sometimes as a human with only the head of the Set animal.
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. [1]
In Egyptian mythology, Set (also spelt Sutekh, Setesh, Seteh) is an ancient god, who was originally the god of the desert, one of the two main biomes that constitutes Egypt, the other being the small fertile area either side of the Nile.
Set is the second son of Geb and Nut. In some variations of the myth, he is the twin brother of Horus the Elder. He is a god of the desert, storms and chaos. He is considered the Lord of Evil because he is jealous of his brother Osirus, and performs heinous acts in an attempt to acquire his throne.
Set, also known as Seth, was a prominent god in ancient Egyptian mythology. He was often depicted as a man with the head of an animal, usually a donkey or an aardvark. Set was the god of chaos, confusion, and storms. He was also associated with deserts and foreign lands.
