Set/Seth/Suetekh
Egyptian God of the Desert, Storms, Disorder, Violence, War, Chaos, Fire, Trickery, Envy, Storms and Foreigners
Set, also known as Seth and Suetekh was the brother of Osiris, Isis and Horus the Elder, uncle to Horuc the Younger, and Brother-Husband to Nephthys. His other consort was the goddess Tawaret, a hippo-headed deity who presided over fertility and childbirth. He is one of the first five gods created by the union of Geb (Earth) and Nut (Sky) after the creation of the world. His name is usually translated as "Instigator of confusion" and "Destroyer" and he was associated with Disorder, Foreign Lands and People, and the color red. He is sometimes depicted as a red-haired beast with a forked tail and cloven hooves or a shaggy red dog-like beast known as a sha (or, to modern-day scholars, as the Set Animal) which some scholars claim was modeled on the Saluki breed while others maintain was a purely mythological creature. Imagined speciffically to represent Set whose other symbols were The Griffin, Hippopotamus, Crocodile, and Tortoise (Though he was primarily associated with the serpent). Other Names He was often called were "Lord of the Desert" and "Ruler of the South" as he was originally a god of Upper Egypt (the south) and the barren lands beyond Egypts borders.
Colours: Red, Black and Gold
|Symbolism of Set - Historical & Personal| Jackels Donkey Dog Pig Scorpion Turtles Snakes Nehes Crocodile Was-Scepter Storms Red Sand
|Epithets| aA hmhmt = He with the great roar aA pHty = He with great strength; two-fold strength (Budge) aA pHty m HAt wiA =He with great power at the tip of the barque aHAwy = Warrior bwt =detest, abomination dSr faA =He with red hair Hry ib xt = He who is in the middle of fire Htp Hr awn = He who is pleased with cheating ii m nSni r sn.f =Who comes with rage of the storm at his brother imy snkt= Who is in the dark mkHA hpw = He who neglects the law mrS inm = He with light red skin mry stX = beloved of Set/Sutekh (till XIXth Dyn Kings called themselves, as a beneficial god, and one whose favor was sought after by the living and Β by the dead) (Budge) nbD = The destructive onenb DSrt = Lord of the Desert nfr n ra = Beautiful child of Ra nSni = Rage of the storm sdA n.f pt = Before he the sky trembles Β sxr aApp = Who overthrows Apep TAy = The Male wDa = he who is judged (epithet of Seth) wd nSni = Who creates rage wd Snn = Who inflicts illness/ pain wh(i)-sp.f =Unsuccessful wr HkAw = Great of magic π ¨ππππ₯π Β , π ¨πππππ« (Ritner) wr Sfyt = He of great respect wsr xpS.f = He with the mighty arm xAst.f= he of the foreign land, desert xfty n Hr(w) = The enemy of Horu/Horus XAXAt(i) = The storm
|Offerings| Biscuits, Wheat Bread, Barley, Flat Bread, Millet, Oat, Sour Dough, Small Cakes, Wheat, Beer, Barley Beer, Honey Mead, Almond Milk, Milk, Cream, Water, Red Wine, Beef, Chicken, Duck, MeatFat, Fish, Goat, Hen, Lamb, Mutton, Sheep, Wild Game, Almonds, Blackeye Pea, Fava Bean, Corn Nut, Fruit Seeds, Lima Bean, Lotus Seed, Lima Bean, Pistachio, Walnut, Red Fruit/Veggies, Goat Cheese, Grain Cereal, Honey, Coriander, Red Salt, Acacia, Cherry, Red Wood, Red Flowers, Nightshade, Red Gems, Bloodstone, NO PORK/SEASALT
Invocation: Oh he with the great roar Who is upon the rage of the storm Who created the storms He of great power to destroy his enemies Destroyer of the damned one (Apep) Protect me as you do Ra from Apep Oh great red one Who are great of magic Before he the sky trembles
Prayer to Set: I am the storm of above and below He who makes the dark sky glow The lord of strength and of great power I who make the mighty cower Hear me as I make the sky quake As I guard the world from a beastly snake Hear he who does not stay still For it's my role I will fulfill
