Nov 29, 2022 · Set, Egyptian god of chaos and disorder, was a source of tremendous antagonism in Egyptian mythology. After being killed by Anubis, he became a force for good in the afterlife, defending the sun from the monster Apophis.

Nov 29, 2022 · Thoth was the vitally important Egyptian god of the moon, medicine, science, wisdom, and magic. Depicted with the head of an ibis, he invented writing, was the divine healer, and acted as advisor to the rest of the pantheon.

Dec 8, 2022 · The court decided that Set and Horus should work out the matter on their own, and Set proposed a truce, inviting Horus to dine with him. After a night of drinking, Horus fell asleep on Set’s bed. Set then attempted to rape the younger god, but Horus awoke just in time to catch Set’s semen in his hands.

Nov 29, 2022 · A sun and sky god in equal measure, he was typically represented by a falcon and embodied the principles of Egyptian kingship. Falcon-headed Horus once held a spear above an antelope at the base of this statuette (664–525 BCE). The antelope is thought to represent Set, whom Horus defeated to become ruler of Egypt.

Nov 29, 2022 · Osiris’s younger brother Set was jealous of his brother’s achievements, and sought to assassinate him. Set gathered 72 conspirators—including the queen of Ethiopia—and began to plot his brother’s demise. Working in secret, Set took precise measurements of Osiris’s body and devised an incredibly ornate box to match them.

Nov 29, 2022 · This time, Set attempted to steal his brother’s body in the form of a great cat. The plan failed, and Anubis caught him once more; the jackal-headed god punished Set by branding him with hot irons. This myth thus explained how leopards became spotted. Ever persistent, Set continued trying to steal Osiris’s body back.

Nov 29, 2022 · The Sham Marriage of Nephthys and Set. Nephthys’s marriage to Set was quite different from the marriage of Isis and Osiris. Nephthys seemingly lived in fear of her husband, and the couple had no children together. Stone relief of Set with Nephthys (1279~1213 BCE). Here, as in many portrayals, Set is depicted as a beast-like creature. Rama CC ...

Nov 29, 2022 · Thus, she set about recording her divine descent in her newly-constructed temples. Hatshepsut’s temples record a myth of Amun-Ra meeting with his council to decide who would succeed Thutmose I. According to this myth, it was decided that the yet unborn Hatshepsut would rule Egypt, and would be born of Thutmose I’s legendarily beautiful wife ...

Nov 29, 2022 · Like Ra, Atum was a solar god, though his role was more specific. Atum represented the elderly component of Ra and personified the setting sun. As the setting sun, he was often juxtaposed with Khepri, the god of the rising sun. Atum-Ra was regarded as the god of Lower Egypt, while his counterpart Montu-Ra was regarded as the god of Upper Egypt.

Sep 21, 2023 · Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the household.