Reading Notes A: Ancient Egypt

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(The Great Pyramid of Giza from flickr)

The main reason I chose to do this reading was to focus a bit more on getting information about Set, the Egyptian god of storms and terrifying occurrences like earthquakes and eclipses. So for this reading I decided to read through and focus on the parts that talked about Set in order to learn a little more about him.

What I gathered:
  • Set is paired with Nepthys 
  • He is very jealous of Osiris's works
  • Very Evil
  • Loved wartime, didn't like times of peace
  • Liked starting rebellions
  • Plotted to overthrow Osiris through deceit 
  • Killed Osiris with a chest and followers, and usurped the throne.
  • Ruled Egypt through tyranny and killed the followers of Osiris and Isis without mercy
  • Found Osiris's body (after it was recovered by Isis) and separated it into 14 parts, casting it into the Nile to be eaten by crocodiles.
  • Usurped by Osiris, once Osiris had grown strong enough.

Bibliography:

  • Laura Gibbs, Ancient Egypt, from http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/myth-folklore-unit-ancient-egyptian.html

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