The egyptian god seth biography
The egyptian god seth biography summary.
Set (deity)
Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners
This article is about the Egyptian deity.
The egyptian god seth biography
For the third son of Adam and Eve, see Seth. For other uses, see Set (disambiguation) and Seth (disambiguation).
| Set | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Lord of Libya[1] |
| Name in hieroglyphs | |
| Major cult center | Ombos, Avaris, Sepermeru |
| Symbol | Was-sceptre, Set animal |
| Parents | Geb, Nut |
| Siblings | Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, Horus the Elder |
| Consort | Nephthys, Neith, Anat, and Astarte |
| Offspring | Anubis (disputed),[2]Sobek[3] (in some accounts) and Maga[4] |
| Greek | Typhon |
Set (; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ[a] or: Seth) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.[7]: 269 In Ancient Greek, the god's name is given as Sēth (Σήθ).
Set had a positive role where he accompanied Ra on his barque to repel Apep (Apophis), the serp