Sethian

English

Etymology

From Seth +‎ -ian.

Noun

Sethian (plural Sethians)

1. 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

Sethian (comparative more Sethian, superlative most Sethian)

1. Of or relating to the Sethians
2. Of or relating to the Egyptian god Set
   • 1960, John Gwyn Griffiths, The conflict of Horus and Seth from Egyptian and classical sources: a study in ancient mythology, page 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.

   • 1974, Herbert Walter Fairman, The Triumph of Horus: An Ancient Egyptian Sacred Drama, page 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.

   Synonyms: Setian, Typhonic, Typhonian

   Antonyms: Osirian, Horian

Anagrams

• in haste, neatish, shetani, sthenia, thianes