Contest Inspiration: Seth "The Destroyer"

An egyptian myth now, telling the twisted tale of brothers Seth and Osiris.

Regarded as the Lord of Northern Egypt, He was represented by a big-eared imaginary animal with red hair resembling a donkey or maybe an aardvark, and was associated with the desert and storms. He was also associated with Pigs (regarded as unclean animals) and also creatures which were associated with chaos- Hippopotamus, Crocodiles and Snakes.

For many years, Seth was the ruler of Lower (Northern) Egypt; just as Horus protected Upper Egypt. When the Two Lands became united, Seth and Horus were often shown together crowning the new pharaohs. However, as Upper Egypt had conquered Lower Egypt, the pharaohs of the south often portayed Seth as the evil enemy of Horus

Seth was the brother of Osiris. Seth never had any children, as emphasis of his association with the barren desert.

Seth (also known as Set) is most famous for murdering his brother Osiris and attempting to murder Osiris' son Hurus. Horus, however, survived and avenged his father's death by ruling all of Egypt and exiling Seth to the desert for all time.

The decision to banish Seth came from a counsel of the gods, ruled by Re. Most of the gods agreed that Horus was the rightful heir to the throne of Egypt,but Re disagreed, believing Horus to be too young for such power. The trial was only ended by Isis' cunning.


Isis transformed herself into a beautiful young woman. Seth saw her with tears streaming down her face and asked what the matter was. Isis told Setha story of an evil man who had killed a young woman's husbandand was trying to steal her family's flocks. Seth became angry at her plight and insisted that the evil man be destroyed and that the young woman's son should inherit the family's estate. By his own words, Seth condemned himself, and lost the throne of Egypt.

The fallen angel Satan (the Morning Star) is believed to be a second personification of Seth