set was one of the most famous gods in egyptian mythology he was the son of the gods geb and newt heaven and earth and brother of osiris isis and nephthis like most egyptian gods set was depicted as a man with an animal head however to this day it's discussed what kind of animal this would be some say he was a hybrid beast a mixture of pig and donkey or an aardvark an animal similar to an anteater regardless there is no consensus the god personified violence and destruction and was considered a roguish god set was the lord of the deserts and infertile lands whereas his brother osiris was seen and worshipped as a fertility god the god set was married to nephthis and according to some traditions because seth was the god of infertility he would not have had descendants seth was deeply jealous of his brother therefore he plotted a ruse to bring him down from his throne the god of destruction murdered his brother and robbed his throne but osiris had had a descendant named horus the hawk god he sought to avenge his father's death and take the throne from the usurper the clash between horus and seth is one of the most renowned stories in egyptian mythology for a long time the gods fought among themselves in the end horus emerged victoriously the gods acknowledged seth's immense power and considered too important to be wasted then it was decided that set would sail along with ra the solar god protecting the ladder from the terrible apophis serpent whenever apophis emerged to attack ra's ship seth defended the world against the eternal night according to some scholars at the beginning of egyptian civilization set was considered one of the main gods of upper egypt on the opposite side horus was worshipped in lower egypt but after the unification of egypt set connected to the semitic invaders from the north lost much of his prestige the victory of horus's followers over the hexos who worshipped set symbolized the victory of those who represent order against the agents of chaos and destruction set's action was attached to the destruction of crops hunger and thirst massive heat and droughts the day that represented set's birth was considered a day of bad luck so on this day the beginning of new projects and undertakings was not recommended although defeated and rejected the great power and influence of set within the ancient egyptian religion are just undeniable
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