Set (deity)

Set (/sɛt/; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ or Greek: Seth /sɛθ/) 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.: 269  Set had a vital role as a reconciled combatant.: 269  He was lord of the Red Land (desert), where he was the balance to Horus' role as lord of the Black Land (fertile land).: 269 

This article is about the Egyptian deity. For the third son of Adam and Eve, see Seth. For the figure from the works of Jane Roberts, see Seth Material. For other uses, see Set (disambiguation).
Set
Major cult centerOmbos, Avaris, Sepermeru
SymbolWas-sceptre, Set animal
Personal information
ParentsGeb, Nut
SiblingsOsiris, Isis, Nephthys, Horus the Elder
ConsortNephthys, Neith, Anat, and Astarte
OffspringAnubis, Wepwawet, Sobek and Maga
Equivalents
Greek equivalentTyphon

In the Osiris myth, the most important Egyptian myth, Set is portrayed as the usurper who murdered and mutilated his own brother, Osiris. Osiris's sister-wife, Isis, reassembled his corpse and resurrected her dead brother-husband with the help of the goddess Nephthys. The resurrection lasted long enough to conceive his son and heir, Horus. Horus sought revenge upon Set and many of the ancient Egyptian myths describe their conflicts.

In ancient Egyptian astronomy, Set was commonly associated with the planet Mercury.

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