Newton's theological writing seem to associate Set with Typhon and also Neptune. If Neptune is correct, then Neptune is the consort of Nepthys.

Disclaimer on Newton: he is often wrong, but sometimes he is insightful because of the 486 quotes cited in his papers, from lots of Ancient sources. I'm not saying this is one of those insightful times... I'm just sharing some additional information.
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"ex Phut Python, {illeg} ex Seth (nomine Typhonis Ægyptio) Sathan." -- Newton's The Original of Religions
Note: Manehto via Syncellus seems to mention this connection of Set and Typhon.

"Sesac is slain by his brother Japetus, who after death was deified in Afric by the name of Neptune, and called Typhon by the Egyptians." -- Newton, The Chronology Of Ancient Kingdoms Amended
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Here is an unrelated Sethon in Egypt:
"Sabacon, after a Reign of 50 years, relinquishes Egypt to his son Sevechus or Sethon, who becomes Priest of Vulcan, and neglects military affairs."
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"In the Dynasties of Manetho; Sevechus is made the successor of Sabacon, being his son; and perhaps he is the Sethon of Herodotus, who became Priest of Vulcan, and neglected military discipline: for Sabacon is that So or Sua with whom Hoshea King of Israel conspired against the Assyrians, in the fourth year of Hezekiah, Anno Nabonass. 24. Herodotus tells us twice or thrice, that Sabacon after a long Reign of fifty years relinquished Egypt voluntarily, and that Anysis who fled from him, returned and Reigned again in the lower Egypt after him, or rather with him: and that Sethon Reigned after Sabacon, and went to Pelusium against the army of Sennacherib, and was relieved with a great multitude of mice, which eat the bow-strings of the Assyrians; in memory of which the statue of Sethon, seen by Herodotus, [339] was made with a Mouse in its hand. A Mouse was the Egyptian symbol of destruction, and the Mouse in the hand of Sethon signifies only that he overcame the Assyrians with a great destruction." -- Newton, The Chronology Of Ancient Kingdoms Amended



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