Running at Night As I've been studying about the mysterious Set animal, it seems to me it had more of the body of a greyhound:
March 26, 2006
Also, I learned of ancient Set carvings on a rock wall at the North Kharga Oasis, which again feature a sort of greyhound torso. Greyhounds are a very ancient breed. They are the fastest dog in the world and can reach speeds of over 40 miles per hour (65 km/h). Therefore, I decided to depict Set with the body of a running greyhound. A 'Need for Speed' certainly fits the nature of Set:
from White Chapel of Senwosret I in the Karnak Open Air Museum...
I have found the origin of this image.
It is at http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/ar/96-97/desert_road.html. The author states:
"Nearby is a protodynastic depiction of the strange animal of the god Seth (fig. 11), the earliest certain depiction of this beast from the vicinity of Seth's cult center at Ombos."
Salima Ikram took this at the North Kharga Oasis, larger at link
I've just never been completely happy with my 'Set on the Run' picture. He just doesn't look FAST enough. So I tried again:
"Speedy Set"
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