Despite his bad reputation, he was still a divine being – an equal of Horus, no less – who could be invoked by his followers or warded off by those who were afraid of him. Yet without chaos and confusion there would be no order; without the heavy, thunderous storms there would be no good weather; without the desert and foreign lands there would be no Egypt. Set was a counterbalance to the ‘good’ side of the Egyptian universe, helping to keep everything in balance.

Original article: http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/set.html#.WBAjefkrJdg#ixzz4OA0R0NNb
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