Egypt had one of the largest and most complex ancient pantheons. Osiris was god of underworld, resurrection, and agricultural fertility. Isis became most important goddess, resurrecting Osiris and raising Horus. Horus was sky god, associated with war and divine kingship. Seth was god of chaos, often depicted as animal or human with animal head
Egyptian gods and goddesses resembled humans with animal features. Different cities and pharaohs favored specific sets of gods
Most elaborate ancient Egyptian myth about Osiris's murder and resurrection. Story begins with Osiris's murder by brother Set, who usurps throne. Isis restores Osiris's body, conceives son Horus. Horus becomes rival of Set, their conflict ends with Horus's victory
Set was the god of deserts, storms, violence, and foreigners. Son of Geb and Nut, brother to Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys. Name originally pronounced *sūtiẖ, later changed to stẖ and swtẖ
Set was one of Egypt's first five gods, created from Geb and Nut. Initially a benevolent god of Upper Egypt and desert regions. Saved sun god Ra from serpent Apophis in early myths
Set represents unique collection of items without duplicates. Sets can be visualized using Venn diagrams. Intersection shows common values between sets. Union combines values of different sets, removing duplicates. Relative complement shows values from one set not in another