Articles

The Winged Seth and His Connection to the Solar Deity

Vostok/Oriens '2016, №3

 
The article treats the mythological plot of the god Seth overthrowing the snake Apophis within the religious tradition of Ancient Egypt and analyses the roots of its development in the time of the New Kingdom as well as its ties to the Syro-Palestinian religious tradition.

Keywords: Seth, Apophis, Baal-Seth, Ramessides, scarab, overthrowing the snake, figurative tradition, defender of Re, great god

Pages: С. 6–19