- Cult Center:
Ombos.
- Attributes:
Early
in Egyptian history, Seth is spoken of in terms of reverence as the god
of wind and storms. He was even known as the Lord of Upper Egypt. Horus
being the Lord of Lower Egypt. It was Seth who stood in the front of
the solar barque to defended the sun god Ra from his most dangerous
foe, the serpent Apep. At this time, he seems to have had no conflicts
with the cults of Isis or Osiris. In fact, he was part of the same
family of gods, and married to his twin sister, Nephthys.
. . . . .However, it appears the followers of
Seth may have resisted
the followers of Horus and the First Dynasty pharaoh, Menes, when he
united Upper and Lower Egypt. This struggle for control of Egypt seems
to be reflected in the mythology. At this point, Seth is portrayed as
questioning the authority of his brother, Osiris. The Osiris cults took
this opportunity to discredit the followers of Seth; he was now
considered to be Osiris' evil brother. And the story was told that Seth
was evil since birth, because he ripped himself from his mother's womb
by tearing through her side. In the Osiris legends, it is Seth
who tricks and murders Osiris. He is also the antagonist of Horus. By
the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, Seth was the embodiment of evil. He was
depicted with red eyes and hair. The ancient Egyptians beleived red
represented evil.
- Representation:
Man with the head of an unknown animal. Some times he takes the form of
a crocodile. He is represented as a hippopotamus or a black pig in his
battles with Horus.
- Relations:
Son of Geb and Nut. Brother of Isis, Nephthys, and Osiris. The husband of Nephthys or sometimes
the husband of Taurt.
- Other Names:
Set,
Suetekh.
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