Set
MythologyEgyptian
RoleGod of storms and chaos
About Set
Lord of the desert, storms, and disorder. Murdered his brother Osiris and warred with Horus for the throne in a contest lasting 80 years. Yet each night he stands at the prow of the solar barque to repel the serpent Apophis. His unknown beast defies zoological identification.
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