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View Name: Seth


SETH (2)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: Σεθ (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: SET (English), SAYT (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From Σεθ (Seth), the Greek form of Egyptian Swtkh (reconstructed as Sutekh), which possibly means "pillar" or "dazzle". Seth was the Egyptian god of chaos and the desert, the slayer of Osiris. Orisis' son Horus eventually defeats Seth and has him banished to the desert.
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VARIANTS: Set, Sutekh
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