Hermione Wrote:
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> I've just been re-watching that well-known
> authority on Ancient Egyptian culture, "Dr. Who:
> The Pyramids of Mars," with Sutekh as the
> anti-hero plotting to take over the universe
> (although he gets his come-uppance in the end).
>
> Might there be a case for Sutekh/Seth as a sort of
> equivalent of the Judaeo-Christian Satan
> [en.wikipedia.org] ... ?


I have read (but am in a post-election grief mode and not up to researching) that the two did get syncretized about the time of the Roman period. It's a shame he didn't get a partial redemption by syncretization with Loki, for instance. Set as a prankster would be interesting.

-- Byrd
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