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Biography
Set was born from union of the sky(Nut) and the earth(Geb). A troublemaker from the start, Set ripped himself free from the side of his mother's womb instead of waiting to be born the conventional method. Originally tasked to look over the vast deserts of the world, Set quickly grew bored; and in his boredom, Set exhaled and created the first storms to hit the planet.
From this point on, he was considered the God of Storms. The people began to associate him with strange and frightening events such as sandstorms, eclipses, thunderstorms, and earthquakes. Each time he grew bored, he would cause some catastrophic event to happen, either on purpose or on accident. Set always wanted more though, and from behind the scenes he secretly pulled at the strings of fate. Always influencing the actions of mortals and his fellow Gods alike. If Set was around, one could assume something iniquitous was afoot.
Set was the brother of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys and Horus the Elder. As the mortals became more and more advanced, Set watched them build temples and places to worship his siblings, but never him. The years passed and Set became more and more jealous. The mortals loved his siblings, but blamed him for all of their dilemmas and he wanted to do something to get on their good side, so, as Ra did his nightly boat trip through the underworld, Set hopped aboard and slew the dark serpent Apep. Each and every night he did this.
Yet even when he was acting to protect Ra, the negative side of his personality was apparent. He often boasted that he was the only one of the gods brave enough to stand against Apep and demanded that he be treated with great respect. He even threatened Ra that if he was not treated well enough he would bring storms against him. Ra eventually tired of his taunting and expelled Set from his boat.
This catapulted Set's popularity upwards and suddenly the people cheered his name! He had fame! He had temples and worshipers! Everything seemed right, but still, Set felt empty and wanted more.
Osiris was the first born of his siblings and as first born, he was elevated to be the ruler of the world. Osiris taught the mortals agriculture, gave them laws and taught them proper ways of worship. Osiris took his sister Isis as his wife and instructed her to give the mortals gifts of compassion. The world was a paradise where everyone was equal, food was abundant and no one suffered any want.
Set grew jealous of his brother's power and resented his success. His resentment elevated to hatred after his wife Nephthys became attracted by Osiris's beauty, disguised herself as his wife Isis and seduced the great king. She became pregnant with the god Anubis. It was then when Set decided to remove his brother from the picture.
Set had a magnificent box created, the most beautiful chest ever made. It was tailored to Osiris' exact measurements. Then, Set threw a grand party and invited everyone to it. After the banquet Set told his guests that he had a special surprise. He revealed the chest and said that whoever could fit into it most perfectly could have it. One by one, the guests climbed into the box but no one could fit. Then, Osiris's turn came; he laid down in the chest and found that he fit inside perfectly. Set then slammed the lid down on top of his brother and in a puff of black smoke, he and Osiris disappeared from the party. Set suffocated his brother inside the box and then cut his body up into several parts before scattering them across the earth. After, Set took his rightful throne, and the harmonious balance which had been maintained by Osiris and Isis was lost. Set was a chaotic and unpredictable monarch who brought storms and drought.
Set finally had what he really wanted, complete control. He was ruler of the earth and his word was law. The world was never boring with him at the helm. For the next 80 years, Set was king and the people of Egypt suffered under his chaotic reign. Eventually, the wise Goddess Neith stepped in. She deposed of Set and placed Horus the Younger on the throne. She exiled Set and gave him free reign over the deserts and foreign lands, knowing that no land could equal the splendor of Egypt. Horus then became king of Egypt with Isis as his consort and ruled as wisely as his father did before him. Order was restored to the world, and the equality of the people was renewed. The Nile river overflowed its banks, the land became fertile again, and the crops were abundant.
Once again, Set was hated. Driven by jealously, he had been transformed from a protector and hero into the villain who stood for everything the Egyptians feared: disorder, chaos, waste, drought, famine, destruction, hunger, and foreign invasion. Even so, he stuck around in the deserts outside of his homeland for a few thousand years. He watched his previous flock grow greater and more advanced. He watched them build greater and greater monuments and he was proud. When the mood struck him right, he would repel invaders with storms. Other times, when in a different mood he'd send those same storms towards the people who used to love and cherish him so.
As time went on, Set and his transgressions faded from memory. Slowly, worship of his brethren ceased. It didn't take long before his flock adopted newer gods, then forgot those gods and adopted even newer gods. Mortals were fickle, but certainly interesting creatures. The temples to him and his siblings were looted, then left away to crumble or get buried under the sand, forgotten to time. Unknowing of what happened to his siblings and lifted from his responsibilities, Set was free to do as he wanted. So, he spent the next two thousand years roaming the globe feigning as a mortal himself.
