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  2. Set (deity) - Wikipedia

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    Set (/ s ɛ t /; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ [a] or: Seth / s ɛ θ /) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. [7]: 269 In Ancient Greek, the god's name is given as Sēth (Σήθ). Set had a positive role where he accompanied Ra on his barque to repel Apep (Apophis), the serpent ...

  3. Anubis - Wikipedia

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    Anubis stopped and subdued Set, however, and he branded Set's skin with a hot iron rod. Anubis then flayed Set and wore his skin as a warning against evil-doers who would desecrate the tombs of the dead. [35] Priests who attended to the dead wore leopard skin in order to commemorate Anubis' victory over Set. The legend of Anubis branding the ...

  4. Set animal - Wikipedia

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    Depictions of the Set animal as an animal appear distinctly canine, but the precise identity of the animal has never been firmly established. It is sometimes described as a jackal or some other wild dog, although the jackal is usually identified with the god Anubis. In connection with Anubis, the jackal is never depicted with the distinguishing ...

  5. Mysteries of Osiris - Wikipedia

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    Then Set was chased away like the ousha bird and Anubis left the territory of the embalming house to slay all your enemies. The mourners, for you, made their lamentations resound and your son Horus defeated the rebels by throwing the bond on Set. The gods stood groaning because of the great misfortune that had befallen you.

  6. Was-sceptre - Wikipedia

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    Was sceptres were used as symbols of power or dominion, and were associated with ancient Egyptian deities such as Set or Anubis [2] as well as with the pharaoh. Was sceptres also represent the Set animal or Khnum. In later use, it was a symbol of control over the force of chaos that Set represented.

  7. Mummies Alive! - Wikipedia

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    Anubis has a scepter that causes "the sleep of forgetting". They are often summoned by Scarab, but occasionally did turn on him when they did not like to be ordered around. Unlike in real Egyptian mythology, where Anubis is a mostly neutral and clever god, he is one of the villains and is rather dim-witted, often being outsmarted by Presley.

  8. Nephthys - Wikipedia

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    while Nephthys's marriage to Set was a part of Egyptian mythology, it was not a part of the myth of the murder and resurrection of Osiris. She was not paired with Set the villain, but with Set's other aspect, the benevolent figure who was the killer of Apophis. This was the aspect of Set worshiped in the western oases during the Roman period ...

  9. Apep - Wikipedia

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    In some stories, Apep waited for Ra in a western mountain called Manu, where the sun set, and in others, Apep lurked just before dawn, in the Tenth region of the Night. The wide range of Apep's possible locations gained him the title World-Encircler. It was thought that his terrifying roar would cause the underworld to rumble.