Set tries to insert himself into Horus’ thighs, similar to how a man would ease into a woman, in order to assert his superiority by mounting Horus. In this scene, we can extrapolate that virility is synonymous with dominance. I warned you the story would get real really quickly. She caused it to become stiff and inserted it into a pot, and he caused his semen to flow down into it. Then she fetched some fragrant ointment and applied it to Horus’s phallus. She let out a loud shriek, seized the copper (knife), cut off his hand(s) that were equivalent. Horus went to tell his mother Isis: “Help me, Isis, my mother, come and see what Set has done to me.” And he opened his hand(s) and let her see Set’s semen. Then Horus placed his hands between his thighs and received Set’s semen. But during the night, Set caused his phallus to become stiff and inserted it between Horus’s thighs. Now afterward, (at) evening time, bed was prepared for them, and they both lay down. But the story takes an erotic turn soon afterwards: Don’t worry, Horus was able to regain his eyes with the help of a mistress named Hathor. He’s often depicted with a long snout, as you can see from the image to the right.Īccording to Papyrus Chester Beatty I, the conflict between Horus and Set happened to be a series of bouts, such as when they transformed into hippopotamuses and submerged themselves into the water to see who could last the longest, to Set removing Horus’s eyeballs as he slept. Set, on the other hand, was the god of the desert, disorder, and violence. In fact, the Eye of Horus is a symbol that represents divine protection in the ancient Egyptian religion. Once Horus came of age, Isis admonished him to protect the people of Egypt from Set’s avarice. According to legend, when the goddess Isis was pregnant with Horus, she had to hide from her brother Set because he was hungry for the throne, even killing her husband Osiris to usurp it. Known as the god of the sky and war and hunting, Horus is often depicted with having a human body with a falcon head. As you may or may not know, Horus is one of the most important gods out of the entire Egyptian pantheon. Horus and Set binding the plants of Upper and Lower Egyptįor this post, I will be discussing the royal intrigue between two gods, Horus and Set. So without further ado, let’s go back thousands upon thousands of years ago to the great civilization of ancient Egypt. As experimentation on my part, I will be starting a blog series on food and sexuality in literature beginning in chronological order (as best as I can). There is an urge that needs to be met and through with either one–or more–of our orifices, we are able to become full. When you think about food and sex, it may seem bit a bizarre to link these two together but their end goal is the same: satiation.

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