Seth

E289585

Seth is the ancient Egyptian god associated with chaos, storms, and disorder, best known as the rival and brother of Osiris and uncle of Horus.

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Label Occurrences
Seth canonical 12

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian god
deity
associatedWith chaos
desert
disorder
foreign lands
storms
violence
war
brotherOf Horus
surface form: Horus the Elder

Isis
Nephthys
Osiris
considered necessary force against chaos
culture Ancient Egyptian religion
surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
dismembered Osiris
equatedWith Typhoeus
surface form: Greek god Typhon
fought Apophis
gender male
iconography figure with curved snout and squared ears
man with the head of the Seth animal
killed Osiris
laterRegardedAs embodiment of evil
nameVariant Set
Setekh
Sutekh
opposedBy Horus
Isis
participatesInMyth Osiris myth
patronOf Hyksos
surface form: Hyksos rulers

Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Ramesside kings
protected sun god Ra on his nightly journey
rivalOf Horus
Osiris
roleInMyth enemy of Horus
usurper of Osiris’s throne
sometimesSpouseOf Anat
Astarte
sonOf Geb
Nut
spouseOf Nephthys
symbol Seth animal
desert animal
storm
was-scepter
uncleOf Horus
worshipCenter Avaris
Naqada
Waset
surface form: Ombos

Pi-Ramesses

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