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Seth

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Also known as Set, Setesh, Sutekh, Setekh, Suty, Typhon

God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion

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Seth was a god in ancient Egyptian religion associated with the desert, storms, and foreign lands. He was an important deity in the Egyptian pantheon whose domain reflected both destructive natural forces and the unknown territories beyond Egypt's borders.

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Major cult centerOmbos, Avaris, Sepermeru SymbolWas-sceptre, Set animal EnemyHorus Genealogy ParentsGeb, Nut SiblingsOsiris, Isis, Nephthys, Horus the Elder ConsortNephthys, Neith, Anat, and Astarte OffspringAnubis (disputed), Sobek (in some sources), and Maga Equivalents GreekTyphon

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