Contendings of Horus and Set

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ancient Egyptian mythological narrative literary work mythological text religious narrative

Contendings of Horus and Set is an ancient Egyptian mythological narrative that recounts the prolonged legal and physical struggle between the gods Horus and Set for the throne of Egypt following the death of Osiris.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Contendings of Horus and Set canonical	2
The Contendings of Horus and Seth	2
Horus myth	1
The Contendings of Horus and Set	1
myth of Horus and Seth	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Contendings of Horus and Set
Context triple: [Set, linkedMythCycle, Contendings of Horus and Set]

A. Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film that reimagines ancient Egyptian deities and mythology in a visually extravagant, effects-driven adventure.
B. Theban cycle
The Theban cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths and epic poems centered on the royal house of Thebes, including the tragic stories of Oedipus and his descendants.
C. Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
D. Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 epic historical drama film directed by Howard Hawks that portrays the construction of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and the intrigue surrounding a powerful pharaoh.
E. Eye of Ra
The Eye of Ra is an ancient Egyptian symbol and deity representing the sun god Ra’s protective, vengeful, and all-seeing power, often personified by goddesses such as Wadjet.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Contendings of Horus and Set
Target entity description: Contendings of Horus and Set is an ancient Egyptian mythological narrative that recounts the prolonged legal and physical struggle between the gods Horus and Set for the throne of Egypt following the death of Osiris.

A. Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film that reimagines ancient Egyptian deities and mythology in a visually extravagant, effects-driven adventure.
B. Theban cycle
The Theban cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths and epic poems centered on the royal house of Thebes, including the tragic stories of Oedipus and his descendants.
C. Two Lands of Egypt
The Two Lands of Egypt refers to the ancient political and symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt, often represented in royal titles and iconography as a single, unified kingdom.
D. Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 epic historical drama film directed by Howard Hawks that portrays the construction of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and the intrigue surrounding a powerful pharaoh.
E. Eye of Ra
The Eye of Ra is an ancient Egyptian symbol and deity representing the sun god Ra’s protective, vengeful, and all-seeing power, often personified by goddesses such as Wadjet.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian mythological narrative ⓘ literary work ⓘ mythological text ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ
approximateDate	late New Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	divine court ⓘ maat (cosmic order) ⓘ linked to: Ṛta pharaonic kingship ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Re ⓘ
centralConflict	Horus vs Set ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
featuresEvent	deliberations of the Ennead about the rightful king ⓘ interventions of Isis in the trial ⓘ legal tribunal of the gods ⓘ mutilation and restoration of Horus’s eyes ⓘ physical contests between Horus and Set ⓘ sexual humiliation episode involving Horus and Set ⓘ
function	didactic illustration of legal procedure among the gods ⓘ legitimization of Horus as model for the pharaoh ⓘ
genre	divine legal drama ⓘ myth ⓘ
hasTitle	The Contendings of Horus and Set ⓘ linked to: Contendings of Horus and Set The Contendings of Horus and Seth ⓘ linked to: Contendings of Horus and Set
language	Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
mainCharacters	Ennead of the gods ⓘ linked to: Ennead of Heliopolis Horus ⓘ Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Re ⓘ Set ⓘ
narrativeFocus	struggle for the throne of Egypt ⓘ succession dispute after the death of Osiris ⓘ
outcome	Horus is declared rightful king of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Horus
period	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
portraysDeity	Horus as legitimate heir of Osiris ⓘ Set as rival claimant to the throne ⓘ
preservedOn	Papyrus Chester Beatty I ⓘ linked to: Chester Beatty Papyri
relatedMythCycle	Horus myth ⓘ linked to: Contendings of Horus and Set Osiris myth ⓘ
religiousTradition	ancient Egyptian mythology ⓘ
repository	British Museum ⓘ
setting	divine tribunal of the gods ⓘ mythic Egypt ⓘ
theme	inheritance and succession ⓘ justice and legal process ⓘ kingship legitimacy ⓘ order versus chaos ⓘ
writingSystem	hieratic ⓘ

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