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| God Set |
God Set an Egyptian God, likewise recorded as Seth, which meant instigator of confusion, he was the son of
Geb and Nut and the brother of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys. The Greeks connected him with Typhon, and Set was regarded as both good and bad. First qualified in Naqada, Set was idolise in the
Predynastic Period, in front 3000 B.C.E. In the Osirian tradition he late Osiris, fought Horus, and was labeled by the other gods. Set was exiled to the outer margins of the universe. He was a withstander of Re, however, and he grown the patron of the Hyksos of Avaris. Kom Ombo was a major cult heart of Set as he was given Upper Egypt by Geb and gone black it to Horus. In the pyramid tets he is named both evil and good, going dark during the
Third Intermediate Period (1070-712 B.C.E.). In some eras he was assorted with the hitting of Apophis, the wicked serpent that made daily attempts to ruin the deity Re. During the Ramses Period (1307-1070 B.C.E.) he was considered as the god of foreign lands and was purportedly united to the goddess Nephthys. As a love god he was frequently aroused by the use of chants,
Amulets, and charms.
He is best knew, nevertheless, for his part in the Osiris cult. Set cold Osiris and set his coffin adrift. When Isis discovered the body and rejuvenated it, Set cut the flesh to parts and hid them. Isis discovered all of Osiris except for his phallus and brought about his resurrection. Horus, the son of Osiris, then set about seeking revenge and Osiris pleaded a type against Set before the
gods. Cult centers for Set were located along caravan paths and in the western oases. He was increased to a open deity when
King Ramses II (1290-1224 B.C.E.) observed him at the new capital, Pe-Ramses, in the east Delta. In time, the frequent Osirian cult led to the fall of the Set cult. Set had his own observing, a group that fought fake battles with the Followers of Horus at festivals. The Set recommends always lost.
