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Set (/ s ɛ t /; Egyptological: Sutekh - swtẖ ~ stẖ [a] or: Seth / s ɛ θ /) is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. [ 7 ] : 269 In Ancient Greek , the god's name is given as Sēth ( Σήθ ).
A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, she was a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired with her sister Isis in funerary rites [2] because of their role as protectors of the mummy and the god Osiris and as the sister-wife of Set.
Khamerernebty I's titles were: great of praises (weret-hezut, wrt-ḥz wt), great one of the hetes-sceptre (weret-hetes, wrt-ḥts), she who sees Horus and Seth (maat-hor-setekh, mꜣꜣt-ḥr-stẖ), mother of the dual king (mut-nesut-biti, mwt-nswt-bjtj), god's daughter (zat-netjer, zꜣt-nṯr), priestess of Thoth (hemet-netjer-djehuti, ḥmt-nṯr-ḏḥwtj), priestess of Tjazepef (hemet ...
The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to the god Set (also termed "Sutekh" or "Seth"). As with most pharaohs, Seti had several names. Upon his ascension, he took the prenomen "mn-m3't-r' ", usually vocalized in Egyptian as Menmaatre (Established is the Justice of Re). [3]
Seshat was closely associated with Thoth (Djehuty in ancient Egyptian), the reckoner of time and god of writing who was also venerated as a god of wisdom, with whom he shared some overlapping functions. She was variously considered to be the sister, wife, or daughter of Thoth. [1] Seshat is the inventor of writing and Thoth taught writing to man.
Sekhmet was considered the wife of the god Ptah and mother of his son Nefertum. She was also said to be the mother of the lion-headed war god, Maahes. She was also considered to be the sister of the cat goddess Bastet. [8] The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet is the most represented deity in most Egyptian collections worldwide.
Bintanath (“Daughter of Anath”), daughter of Isetnofret, later Great Royal Wife. Baketmut (“Handmaid of Mut”) Nefertari, possibly the wife of Amun-her-khepeshef. [13] Meritamen (“Beloved of Amun”) is Nefertari's daughter, later Great Royal Wife. She is probably the best known of Ramesses' daughters. [9]
Neith is thought to have been a daughter of the pharaoh Pepi I and queen Ankhesenpepi I, making her aunt and cousin to pharaoh Pepi II. [1] [2] Neith may be the mother of King Nemtyemsaf II. [3] There is a legend about Queen Nitocris who, if she indeed existed at all, may have been a daughter of Neith. [1]