Path: Supernews!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!news-peer.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: xeper@aol.com (Xeper) Newsgroups: alt.magick.tyagi Subject: Re: Satan, CoSatanism, Setianism and Terminology Date: 6 May 1997 14:43:17 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 20 Message-ID: <19970506144301.KAA04941@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com X-Newsreader: AOL Offline Reader Xref: Supernews alt.magick.tyagi:11826 In article , tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com wrote: >the Temple of Set appears to focus upon a mythological being (I make >no ontological claims) whose character starkly resembles that of the >Judeochristian Satan by virtue of his Promethean antagonism toward what >is considered a 'popular' deity (Horus and Yahweh respectively). Not correct. Set and Horus (HarWer: "Horus the Elder") were predynastic complementary _neteru_ throughout a variety of contexts: north/south, night/day, stellar/solar. They were not originally antagonistic, but were portrayed that way when later incorporated into the Osirian cult. Then Set was recast as Osiris' mortal enemy and Horus (as "Horus the Younger") as Osiris vengeful son. In the J/C Satan vs. YHVH antagonism you see the ghost of the Osirian mythos, complete with Jesus as the HY son-god and Isis/Mary as his mother. This is explored extensively in Massey's works, and in many more conventional analyses of ancient religion as well. Michael A. Aquino, Ph.D.