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'''Seth''', also known as '''Set''', was an [[Isu]] revered as the ancient [[Egypt]]ian god of the desert, storms, disorder, and violence. | '''Seth''', also known as '''Set''', was an [[Isu]] revered as the ancient [[Egypt]]ian god of the desert, storms, disorder, and violence. | ||
==Biography== | |||
In legend, Seth was the brother of [[Osiris]] and [[Isis]]. He married {{Wiki|Nephthys}} and fathered the mummification god of the dead, [[Anubis]]. Seth was also one of Ra's protectors who aided him in his battles against the Serpent of Chaos, Apep.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | In legend, Seth was the brother of [[Osiris]] and [[Isis]]. He married {{Wiki|Nephthys}} and fathered the mummification god of the dead, [[Anubis]]. Seth was also one of Ra's protectors who aided him in his battles against the Serpent of Chaos, Apep.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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Seth later killed and dismembered Osiris, resulting in Isis using the [[Ankh]] to resurrected him for one night, long enough to conceive his son and heir [[Horus]].<ref name="AC3A">''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref> | Seth later killed and dismembered Osiris, resulting in Isis using the [[Ankh]] to resurrected him for one night, long enough to conceive his son and heir [[Horus]].<ref name="AC3A">''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref> | ||
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==Legacy and influence== | |||
One of the Isu [[The Messenger|messengers]] was called '[[Seth Anath messenger]]'.<ref name="The Empirical Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Empirical Truth]]</ref> | |||
By the 1st century BCE, a [[Seth-Anat Tomb|tomb]] was built in the [[Desheret Desert]], named after him and [[Anat]]. The tomb itself was connected to an Isu vault, [[Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye]].<ref name="ACO"/> | By the 1st century BCE, a [[Seth-Anat Tomb|tomb]] was built in the [[Desheret Desert]], named after him and [[Anat]]. The tomb itself was connected to an Isu vault, [[Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye]].<ref name="ACO"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In art works, Seth is usually depicted as an enigmatic creature called the {{Wiki|Set animal|sha}}, 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. | *In art works, Seth is usually depicted as an enigmatic creature called the {{Wiki|Set animal|sha}}, 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. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Isu}} | {{Isu}} | ||
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[[Category:Isu]] | [[Category:Isu]] | ||
[[Category:Egyptian deities]] | [[Category:Egyptian deities]] | ||
[[Category:Twins]] | [[Category:Twins]] | ||
Revision as of 04:39, 27 January 2021
Seth, also known as Set, was an Isu revered as the ancient Egyptian god of the desert, storms, disorder, and violence.
Biography
In legend, Seth was the brother of Osiris and Isis. He married Nephthys and fathered the mummification god of the dead, Anubis. Seth was also one of Ra's protectors who aided him in his battles against the Serpent of Chaos, Apep.[1]
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Seth later killed and dismembered Osiris, resulting in Isis using the Ankh to resurrected him for one night, long enough to conceive his son and heir Horus.[2] |
Legacy and influence
One of the Isu messengers was called 'Seth Anath messenger'.[3]
By the 1st century BCE, a tomb was built in the Desheret Desert, named after him and Anat. The tomb itself was connected to an Isu vault, Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye.[1]
Trivia
- In art works, Seth is usually depicted as an enigmatic creature called the sha, 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.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
References
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