Sethian

English Etymology From en Seth ian. Noun A member of an ancient Christian Gnostic sect who venerated the Biblical Seth, third son of Adam and Eve, depicted in their creation myths as a divine incarnation. Adjective Of or relating to the Sethians Of or relating to the Egyptian god Set en 1960 John Gwyn Griffiths The conflict of Horus and Seth from Egyptian and classical sources: a study in ancient mythology 47 But if these hippopotami are Sethian, how could Apophis, a professed follower of Seth, allow this to go on in his own city of Avaris? 1967, Herman te Velde, Seth, God of Confusion: A Study of His Role in Egyptian Mythology and Religion (volume 6 of Probleme der Ägyptologie), page 73: At any rate this shows that Sekhemib-Peribsen certainly did not pass into history as a Sethian schismatic or heretic. en 1974 Herbert Walter Fairman The Triumph of Horus: An Ancient Egyptian Sacred Drama 124 Associated with Horus: in the Late Period the nome-sign is often written with a falcon (Horus) on the back of an oryx, which itself was a Sethian animal. en Setian Typhonic Typhonian en Osirian Horian Derived terms en Sethianism Anagrams en aehinst in haste neatish shetani sthenia thianes en eponyms en Christianity Gnosticism