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[[File:Tm sethy.jpg|thumb|286x286px|'''Seth''', Protector of '''[[Ra]],''' usurper and killer of '''Osiris.''']] | [[File:Tm sethy.jpg|thumb|286x286px|'''Seth''', Protector of '''[[Ra]],''' usurper and killer of '''Osiris.''']] | ||
'''Seth''' or Set also transliterated '''Setesh''', '''Sutekh''' | '''Seth''' or Set also transliterated '''Setesh''', '''Sutekh''', '''Setekh''', or '''Suty''') is a god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient [[Egypt]]ian religion. | ||
'''Seth '''is the brother of '''[[Osiris]]''', [[Isis|'''Isis''']], and '''[[Nephthys]]'''. He married '''Nephthys''' and fathered the mummification god of the dead, [[Anubis|'''Anubis''']]. '''Seth''' killed and mutilated his own brother '''Osiris'''. Osiris' wife '''Isis''' reassembled '''Osiris'''<nowiki/>' corpse and resurrected him long enough to conceive his son and heir '''[[Horus]]'''. '''Horus''' sought revenge upon '''Seth''', and the myths describe their conflicts. | '''Seth '''is the brother of '''[[Osiris]]''', [[Isis|'''Isis''']], and '''[[Nephthys]]'''. He married '''Nephthys''' and fathered the mummification god of the dead, [[Anubis|'''Anubis''']]. '''Seth''' killed and mutilated his own brother '''Osiris'''. Osiris' wife '''Isis''' reassembled '''Osiris'''<nowiki/>' corpse and resurrected him long enough to conceive his son and heir '''[[Horus]]'''. '''Horus''' sought revenge upon '''Seth''', and the myths describe their conflicts. | ||
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Seth or Set also transliterated Setesh, Sutekh, Setekh, or Suty) is a god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion.
Seth is the brother of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys. He married Nephthys and fathered the mummification god of the dead, Anubis. Seth killed and mutilated his own brother Osiris. Osiris' wife Isis reassembled Osiris' corpse and resurrected him long enough to conceive his son and heir Horus. Horus sought revenge upon Seth, and the myths describe their conflicts.
Trivia
- A tomb was built by the first civilization people in remembrance to him. This tomb is located in the Desheret Desert, it is called Seth-Anat tomb.
2. In art works, Seth is usually depicted as an enigmatic creature, a beast resembling no known creature, although it could be seen as a composite of an aardvark, a donkey, a jackal or a fennec fox.
References
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