This isn't so much a theory but more of a general run down of the Egyptian family ties. Don't beat me up, I realize I'm not making any statements about what I think is happening on Lost, it's just a little reading before tomorrow's episode, so take out of this what you will.
Seth (Set)- The god of desert, storms, darkness and necessary chaos. He was born as a second son to Geb and Nut, grandchildren of the ancient Egyptian god Ra.
Nut - the Sky Goddess. The sky is Nut's body, arching from horizon to horizon.
Geb - The Earth God. Geb is the Earth, lying beneath Nut.
Ra – Ancient Egyptian Sun God, bringer of light, and thus the upholder of Ma'at. Ra traveled in the sun boat & defended against the monsters of the underworld, including Apep. He was joined on this daily journey by a crew of many gods, including Seth (Set).
Richard Alpert’s initials = RA, maybe one of the many coincidences on this show?
Ma'at- order/truth.
Apep- The deification of darkness and chaos, and thus opponent of light Ma'at. An enormous serpent who tried to stop the sun boat's journey every night by consuming it. Some even said that he stretched 16 yards in length and had a head made of flint. It was thought that his terrifying roar would cause the underworld to rumble. In his battles, Apep was thought to use a magical gaze to hypnotise Ra and his entourage. It was said that occasionally Apep got the upper hand; this damage to order caused thunderstorms and earthquakes.
Nut was married to the King of the Gods, Ra, but she was in love with Geb. When Ra found out, he was angry and said that Nut could not give birth to any children during the 360 days of the year.
Nut was unhappy and asked the God of Wisdom, Thoth, to help. At this time, the Moon was as bright as the Sun. Thoth got some light from the Moon, so now the Moon gets bigger and smaller each month. With this light, Thoth made five new days, so now the year is 365 days long.
Nut gave birth to her five children, on these five days. When Osiris, the oldest, was born, a loud voice said "The lord of all the earth is born." Seth, his brother, was born hating Osiris.
Osiris- The god of the Afterlife. Brother and husband of Isis, Horus being his posthumously begotten son. Isis re-assembled Osiris' corpse and embalmed him. As the archetypal mummy, Osiris reigned over the Afterworld as judge of the dead.
Anubis- A jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife, he protected the dead and took them to the afterlife. Anubis was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld, and Nephthys, Seth's sister and wife.
Isis- The Goddess of motherhood and fertility. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife, patron of nature and magic; friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, the downtrodden, as well as listening to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers.
Horus- The sky god, was told by his mother, Isis, to protect the people of Egypt from Set. Since Horus (represented as a falcon) was said to be the sky, he was considered to also contain the sun and moon; the sun was his right eye (light) and the moon his left (dark). The Eye of Horus became an important Egyptian symbol of power & renewal. Horus was also said to be a war god and a hunter's god.
Although the Greeks and Romans typically scorned Egypt's animal-headed gods as bizarre and primitive (they mockingly called Anubis the "Barker"), Anubis was sometimes associated with Sirius in the heavens, and Cerberus in Hades.
Seth, is associated with thunder, the desert and infertility. Some ancient Egyptian people considered Seth to be none other than evil incarnate. His evil deeds involve the murder of his brother, Osiris.
Seth drowned his brother in a coffin in the Nile River, then hacked up his body and stashed the body parts all over the Egyptian desert. Osiris' wife Isis managed to find most of her husband's body parts and brought him back to life long enough to conceive a son, Horus.
Later, Horus would seek to avenge the murderer of his father; Seth. The two ancient Egyptian gods became embroiled in a battle resulting in injuries to both parties. Horus lost his left eye; Set became infertile.
Some versions of Seth's story state that in a final act of vengeance, Horus is said to have exiled Seth to the desert for eternity. Other tales instead contend that this decision was left up to the ancient Egyptian gods and while there was some indecision among them; particularly in the case of Ra who was Seth's grandfather, they finally chose to send Seth into exile.
Information from:
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/seth-the-egyptian-god.html
www.wikipedia.com Theory by Starla
Seth (Set)- The god of desert, storms, darkness and necessary chaos. He was born as a second son to Geb and Nut, grandchildren of the ancient Egyptian god Ra.
Nut - the Sky Goddess. The sky is Nut's body, arching from horizon to horizon.
Geb - The Earth God. Geb is the Earth, lying beneath Nut.
Ra – Ancient Egyptian Sun God, bringer of light, and thus the upholder of Ma'at. Ra traveled in the sun boat & defended against the monsters of the underworld, including Apep. He was joined on this daily journey by a crew of many gods, including Seth (Set).
Richard Alpert’s initials = RA, maybe one of the many coincidences on this show?
Ma'at- order/truth.
Apep- The deification of darkness and chaos, and thus opponent of light Ma'at. An enormous serpent who tried to stop the sun boat's journey every night by consuming it. Some even said that he stretched 16 yards in length and had a head made of flint. It was thought that his terrifying roar would cause the underworld to rumble. In his battles, Apep was thought to use a magical gaze to hypnotise Ra and his entourage. It was said that occasionally Apep got the upper hand; this damage to order caused thunderstorms and earthquakes.
Nut was married to the King of the Gods, Ra, but she was in love with Geb. When Ra found out, he was angry and said that Nut could not give birth to any children during the 360 days of the year.
Nut was unhappy and asked the God of Wisdom, Thoth, to help. At this time, the Moon was as bright as the Sun. Thoth got some light from the Moon, so now the Moon gets bigger and smaller each month. With this light, Thoth made five new days, so now the year is 365 days long.
Nut gave birth to her five children, on these five days. When Osiris, the oldest, was born, a loud voice said "The lord of all the earth is born." Seth, his brother, was born hating Osiris.
Osiris- The god of the Afterlife. Brother and husband of Isis, Horus being his posthumously begotten son. Isis re-assembled Osiris' corpse and embalmed him. As the archetypal mummy, Osiris reigned over the Afterworld as judge of the dead.
Anubis- A jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife, he protected the dead and took them to the afterlife. Anubis was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld, and Nephthys, Seth's sister and wife.
Isis- The Goddess of motherhood and fertility. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife, patron of nature and magic; friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, the downtrodden, as well as listening to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers.
Horus- The sky god, was told by his mother, Isis, to protect the people of Egypt from Set. Since Horus (represented as a falcon) was said to be the sky, he was considered to also contain the sun and moon; the sun was his right eye (light) and the moon his left (dark). The Eye of Horus became an important Egyptian symbol of power & renewal. Horus was also said to be a war god and a hunter's god.
Although the Greeks and Romans typically scorned Egypt's animal-headed gods as bizarre and primitive (they mockingly called Anubis the "Barker"), Anubis was sometimes associated with Sirius in the heavens, and Cerberus in Hades.
Seth, is associated with thunder, the desert and infertility. Some ancient Egyptian people considered Seth to be none other than evil incarnate. His evil deeds involve the murder of his brother, Osiris.
Seth drowned his brother in a coffin in the Nile River, then hacked up his body and stashed the body parts all over the Egyptian desert. Osiris' wife Isis managed to find most of her husband's body parts and brought him back to life long enough to conceive a son, Horus.
Later, Horus would seek to avenge the murderer of his father; Seth. The two ancient Egyptian gods became embroiled in a battle resulting in injuries to both parties. Horus lost his left eye; Set became infertile.
Some versions of Seth's story state that in a final act of vengeance, Horus is said to have exiled Seth to the desert for eternity. Other tales instead contend that this decision was left up to the ancient Egyptian gods and while there was some indecision among them; particularly in the case of Ra who was Seth's grandfather, they finally chose to send Seth into exile.
Information from:
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/seth-the-egyptian-god.html
www.wikipedia.com Theory by Starla
