jjares reviewed Seth: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian God Who Killed Osiris to Usurp the Throne on + 3266 more book reviews
Ancient Egyptians used a phenomenon story to make sense of their world. Starting as one of the two Lords of myth, Seth was one of the principal nine deities. Seth's development into a demon or devil occurred over time. However, he was worshipped until Justinian the Great (Byzantine emperor) closed the Egyptian temples in the 6th century CE.
He was the defeater of chaos. The Egyptians didn't have an either-or mentality about the gods. They were flexible in their thinking and could accept Seth's failures and still honor him as a great god.
He was the defeater of chaos. The Egyptians didn't have an either-or mentality about the gods. They were flexible in their thinking and could accept Seth's failures and still honor him as a great god.
