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  2. The Contendings of Horus and Seth - Wikipedia

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    Many researchers and Egyptologists have dealt with "The Contendings of Horus and Seth". John Gwyn Griffiths, for example, talks about the whole conflict between Horus and Seth in his book The Conflict of Horus and Set. In the book, Griffiths discusses the different aspects of the ongoing battle for the office of Osiris, including the ...

  3. Set (deity) - Wikipedia

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    In the game, Seth was imprisoned by Horus on a unfound tomb at the Valley of the Kings thousands of years ago, only to be accidentally awakened from his eternal slumber by Lara Croft after she removes an artifact called the Amulet of Horus from Seth's tomb, releasing him once again upon the world, forcing Lara on a race against time to find a ...

  4. J. Gwyn Griffiths - Wikipedia

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    Having studied at Queen's College, Oxford, from 1936 to 1939 he obtained a D.Phil. degree from Oxford University on the quarrel of Horus and Seth in 1949. At Oxford, Griffiths met Käthe Bosse-Griffiths , a German-born refugee of German and Jewish ancestry, who shared academic and literary interests with him and was a scholar in Egyptology ...

  5. Montu - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The Contendings of Horus and Seth; ... Montu's epithet was "Horus of the Strong Arm". [7]

  6. Horus - Wikipedia

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    Later, the reason that the Moon was not as bright as the sun was explained by a tale, known as The Contendings of Horus and Seth. In this tale, it was said that Seth, the patron of Upper Egypt, and Horus, the patron of Lower Egypt, had battled for Egypt brutally, with neither side victorious, until eventually, the gods sided with Horus.

  7. File:Horus and Seth crowning Ramesses III, detail of Seth.JPG

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    English: Detail of Seth's face, from a statue of Horus and Seth placing the crown of Upper Egypt on the head of Ramesses III. Twentieth Dynasty, early 12th century BC. Twentieth Dynasty, early 12th century BC.

  8. Khasekhemwy - Wikipedia

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    Others believe he defeated the reigning king, Seth-Peribsen, after returning to Egypt from putting down a revolt in Nubia. Either way, he ended the infighting of the Second dynasty and reunited Egypt. Khasekhemwy is unique in Egyptian history as having both the symbols of Horus and Set on his serekh. Some Egyptologists believe that this was an ...

  9. The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood - Wikipedia

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    His comparison of "The Contendings of Horus and Seth" and "The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood" reveals two major similarities between the famous stories. One of the parallels the author discusses is how both stories make use of myths involving Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Horus. However, there are differences between the many versions of the myths.