What is Set the god of?
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chaos and the desert
Set rules the hostile desert, the storm and destructive violence.
💡 Did you know? His animal head matches no known creature exactly: the enigmatic „Set animal.“
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Whom did Set murder out of envy?
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his brother Osiris
Out of lust for power Set killed the beloved king Osiris and seized the throne.
💡 Did you know? He lured Osiris into a splendid coffin, sealed it and threw it into the Nile.
What important role does Set play despite his dark side?
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he defends Ra against Apophis
In the nightly solar barque Set fights the chaos serpent Apophis and so protects the sun god.
💡 Did you know? Ra needed Set's raw strength against primeval chaos: destruction in the service of order.
Against whom did Set lose the fight for the throne?
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against Horus
Osiris's son Horus challenged Set and finally defeated him in the long dispute over the throne.
💡 Did you know? Later Set was in places a protective god of the borders, revered by desert peoples.
What is the enigmatic „Set animal“?
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an unidentifiable creature
Set has the head of an animal that matches no real creature exactly.
💡 Did you know? Long ears, curved snout, upright tail: guesses range from a donkey to an aardvark.
Over which realms did Set rule?
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the desert and foreign lands
Set ruled the hostile desert and was god of foreign lands and borders.
💡 Did you know? In desert-edge regions he was revered, in the fertile Nile valley often demonised as an enemy.
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