Hi Hayden, Yeah, the two different myths regarding Set are from two completely different periods in Egyptian history. The Egyptians living in the Old Kingdom would have been shocked and surprised to find out there decendants believed Set to be evil, and regarded him as heroic. The Egyptians in the New Kingdom thought of Set as evil itself. Probibly do to the influences of the kingdom having been split between upper and lower Egypt for many years, and each side picked a champion god. The Egyptians living in Upper Egypt, the south worshipped Horris, and the lower Kingdom, north, worshipped Set. This time period is when the priests of Horris began demonizing Set, and making him into something else than the old religious text said he was. Since Upper Egypt eventually beat Lower Egypt, once again reuniting the kingdom, it is not surprising Set remained evil and Horris became a national god and was eventually seen as a heroic champion of everyone as he finally defeated Set according to the religious texts.
On 6/27/10, Hayden Presley <hdpres...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Yep, I've heard of him serving Ra in Egyption mythology as well. I was > actually trying to jugle the idea that he was that and the God of Chaos, > Destruction, and Disorder at once. Now you say that he was portrayed > different in the New Kingdom, that makes more since. > > Best Regards, > Hayden > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
