Seth

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Seth
Titlegod of Chaos and Destruction
Cult CenterAvaris
GenderMale
FatherGeb
MotherNut
ConsortSister Nephthys
Sons and DaughtersNone
Patron - DominionDesert - infertility - thunder
Dedicated templesOriginally Worshipped in Fayum
AppearanceMan with the head of a Seth animal
Red hair, the color of the desert and of destruction

  • Brother of Nephthys, Isis and Osiris
  • Originally the god of the desert
  • in the Legend of Osiris, he murdered his brother Osiris, then battled with his nephew Horus to be the ruler of the living.
  • During the Second Intermediate Period the foreign Hyksos invaded Egypt, and ruled the Nile Delta, from Avaris, they chose Seth, originally Lower Egypt's chief god. When the Hyksos were deposed, Seth (previously a hero), as the Hyksos' patron, was absorbed the identities of all the previous evil gods, particularly Apep, and was demonized
  • Lord of the desert which crept into the arable land at the end of every year
  • Ra acknowledges he is a necessary force in the universe, that of strength and violent force, by awarding him the post of guardian of the boat of Millions of Years to Seth after the kingship is given to Horus, because Seth is the only one strong enough to do it.
  • His main appearance is an unknown animal with square ears and a forked tail, often called simply the "Seth-animal,".
  • Equivalent of the Greek Typhon and Hebraic Satan.

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