Egyptian Mythology mythology character

Set

Set is the dangerous brother of Osiris, associated with desert force, conflict, and the usurpation at the center of the Osiris myth.

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Set is not a simple one-note villain in all Egyptian religion, but in the Osiris cycle he becomes the face of violent usurpation. His power is real, and that is what makes defeating him matter.

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Isis and Osiris

Set murders Osiris, Isis searches the world for what was lost, and the broken king returns not to ordinary life but to the throne of the dead, while Horus grows up to reclaim rightful rule.

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