Set

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Set is an ancient Egyptian god associated primarily with chaos, storms, and disorder, often depicted as the adversary of his brother Osiris and the rival of Horus.

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Label Occurrences
Set canonical 28

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian god ⓘ
deity of chaos ⓘ
desert god ⓘ
storm god ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration Setekh ⓘ
Setesh ⓘ
Sutekh ⓘ
animalAssociation Set animal ⓘ
crocodile ⓘ
donkey ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
pig ⓘ
associatedWith chaos ⓘ
conflict ⓘ
deserts ⓘ
disorder ⓘ
foreign lands ⓘ
storms ⓘ
violence ⓘ
colorAssociation red ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
depictedAs Set animal ⓘ
man with the head of the Set animal ⓘ
red-haired figure in some texts ⓘ
enemy Apep ⓘ
surface form: Apophis
family brother of Isis ⓘ
brother of Nephthys ⓘ
brother of Osiris ⓘ
son of Geb ⓘ
son of Nut ⓘ
function embodiment of necessary chaos ⓘ
protector of the king in some periods ⓘ
greekName Seth ⓘ
linkedMythCycle Contendings of Horus and Set ⓘ
Osiris myth ⓘ
solar barque of Ra ⓘ
linkedTo foreign deities such as Baal in some periods ⓘ
mainOpponent Horus ⓘ
surface form: Horus the Younger
mythologicalEvent contests with Horus for the throne of Egypt ⓘ
defense of the solar barque of Ra ⓘ
murder of Osiris ⓘ
offspring Anubis ⓘ
Maggot (a minor deity in some traditions) ⓘ
opposedConcept Ma'at ⓘ
surface form: Ma’at
possibleSpouse Anat ⓘ
Astarte ⓘ
Taweret ⓘ
role adversary of Osiris ⓘ
murderer of Osiris ⓘ
protector of Ra against Apophis ⓘ
rival of Horus ⓘ
usurper of the Egyptian throne ⓘ
siblingRival Horus ⓘ
surface form: Horus the Elder

Osiris ⓘ
spouse Nephthys ⓘ
statusChange from royal protector to demonized figure in later periods ⓘ
symbol Set animal ⓘ
desert ⓘ
storm ⓘ
was-scepter ⓘ
timePeriod Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Late Period

Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: New Kingdom

Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Old Kingdom
worshipCenter Avaris ⓘ
Hierakonpolis ⓘ
surface form: Ombos (Naqada)

Tanis ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
worshipedBy Hyksos rulers in the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.