Images of Set

Images of Set

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Images of Set

Images of Set

Changing Impressions of a Multi-Faceted God

Written by Joan Lansberry

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The god Set (aka Seth) has been much of a puzzle to Egyptologists. If we go with the attitude of later Egyptians, we find Set blamed for every misfortune that can befall humanity. However, if we go with the attitude of earlier times, in particular the Ramesside period, when Egypt was at its peak in prosperity, we find a completely different picture. For we find a god who was very much adored. Most of the surviving imagery is from that period, although even in Ptolemaic and Roman times we occasionally find a piece that was a part of worship and magical rites. Set was always seen as 'Great of Power', even when he was feared. Putting all his imagery together, placing it in chronological context, sheds new light on the Dark god.
ISBN-13
9781906958213
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford
Publication date
1 June 2014
Format
Paperback
Pages
188
Dimensions
230 x 155 mm
Language
English

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