History YMMV / EgyptianMythology

* FoeYay:
** In the original version of the myth, Set asserts his dominance over Horus by seducing him, getting him drunk, and then [[MurderersAreRapists raping]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil him]]. Egyptian attitudes to this story varied ''wildly'', some using it as a justification for homophobia (since clearly only a DepravedHomosexual would do such a thing), and others telling a different version where Horus is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday totally not gay]] [[RapeAndSwitch from the experience]] because he actually received Set's semen in his hands and not in his... you know.
** And then there's the addition that Horus put some of his own semen on some of Set's lettuce and invited him over for a snack. When Set tried to tell the other gods about last night's events, Horus told him to prove it by "calling" their respective ejaculate. Set's answered from wherever Horus wiped his hand off, and Horus's answered from Set's stomach.
** Another interpretation of the myth is simply that Set and Horus were simply trying to outsmart each other, as this myth predates the demonization of Set, and that Horus let Set have sex with him [[ThePlan for other purposes]]. The series of myths this story comes from includes several different contests that Set and Horus had with each other, the point of them being to see who was superior in order to decide who had claim to rule over both Lower and Upper Egypt. Set lost most of the contests due to his ChaoticStupid nature, whereas Horus won most of them by outsmarting Set and making him look like an idiot.

* HilariousInHindsight: The word Thoth resembles a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thot modern slang term]] with a completely different meaning. Additionally, the Greek spelling of Thoth (Θώθ) resembles the emoticon [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/notices-bulge-owo-whats-this OwO]], used to represent a CatSmile (with the two O's depicting eyes and the W depicting the mouth).

** Obscure deity [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjed Medjed]], mentioned in passing in the Book of the Dead, has [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff achieved massive popularity in Japan,]] entirely because of his [[ArmlessBiped odd appearance]] (he's a BedsheetGhost with legs) and the fact that it's ''implied he had laser eyes''.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: It is hotly debated what animal Set is supposed to be. Common guesses include, but are not limited to, jackal (but heavily stylized to avoid confusion with Anubis), dog (specifically a Saluki, a breed of sighthound), donkey, aardvark, or a completely made-up creature. To keep things simple, Set is said to simply be the "[[ShapedLikeItself Set animal]]", ''sha'', or Typhonic Beast (due to his association with the Greek Typhon).

** Also, over time as different cults would become influential in the capitol, various gods would be honored or vilified.
** Set in particular is a rather contentious god, thanks to the complicated history in regards to how Egyptians perceived him. Was he a callous tyrant, or a defender of Ra? Did he kill Osiris out of jealousy, because he slept with Nepthys, or because he usurped Ra?

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, [[TheDreaded Apophis]], was the Egyptian god of [[DarkIsEvil darkness]], [[GodOfChaos chaos]], and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis took the form of a colossal snake, and every night, would attempt to devour the sun god Ra, as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, leading to their complete obliteration. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the dark, he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on Earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, even Set, and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* FoeYay: In the original version of the myth, Set asserts his dominance over Horus by seducing him, getting him drunk, and then [[MurderersAreRapists raping]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil him]]. Egyptian attitudes to this story varied ''wildly'', some using it as a justification for homophobia (since clearly only a DepravedHomosexual would do such a thing), and others telling a different version where Horus is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday totally not gay]] [[RapeAndSwitch from the experience]] because he actually received Set's semen in his hands and not in his... you know.

-->'''Anubis''': I was once a great God of Death... now, I'm a bloody symbol of sodomy and lust. WHAT HAVE '''I''' DONE TO DESERVE '''''THIS?!'''''

* EvilIsCool: This is probably the reason why [[GodOfEvil Set]] is one of the most popular gods in pop-culture today.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** The word Thoth resembles a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thot modern slang term]] with a completely different meaning. Additionally, the Greek spelling of Thoth (Θώθ) resembles the emoticon [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/notices-bulge-owo-whats-this OwO]], used to represent a CatSmile (with the two O's depicting eyes and the W depicting the mouth).
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant Isis]] is either this or HarsherInHindsight, depending on who you ask.
** Anubis was the god of the dead, but him being depicted as a jackal made him popular to the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom. And then the internet happened.

* PopularWithFurries: Anubis ended up becoming particularly popular among the twentieth century furry fandom, with plenty of RuleThirtyFour. The Malaysian furry artist Lim Guo Liang lampooned this by [[https://external-preview.redd.it/vL9SHoLWhy8PX24wT-QSBf9gZfIcVhsIYmPO1mj4STY.png?auto=webp&s=766aeeeffc5c340d3c044fd5899694292ca101d1 showing Anubis lamenting his modern sex symbol status]].

* PopularWithFurries: Anubis ended up becoming particularly popular among the twentieth century furry fandom, with plenty of RuleThirtyFour. The Malaysian furry artist Lim Guo Liang lampooned this by [[https://d.facdn.net/art/loupgarou/1148267528/1148267528.loupgarou_anubis-whyme.jpg showing Anubis lamenting his modern sex symbol status]].

** Obscure deity [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjed Medjed]], mentioned in passing in the Book of the Dead, has [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff achieved massive popularity in Japan,]] entirely because of his [[ArmlessBiped odd appearance.]]

* PopularWithFurries: Anubis ended up becoming particularly popular among the twentieth century furry fandom, with plenty of RuleThirtyFour. The Malaysian furry artist Lim Guo Liang lampooned this by [[http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/VulpineArtist/loupgarou.jpg showing Anubis lamenting his modern sex symbol status]].

** Set in particular is a rather contentious god, thanks to the complicated history in regards to how Egyptians perceived him. Was he a callous tyrant, or a defender of Ra? Did he kill Osiris out of jealousy, or because he slept with Nepthys?

** The word Thot has a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thot completely different meaning today]].

* NightmareRetardant: Some Egyptian demons are rather hard to take seriously nowadays. Among these there is a [[http://www.demonthings.com/ancient-egyptian-demon-advent-calendar-day-17-turtle-headed-guardian/ woman with a turtle for a head]] (not the head of a turtle, the ''entire body''), [[http://www.demonthings.com/walking-on-sunshine/ a sun with a knife]] and a BedsheetGhost (Mejdet)

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the [[DestroyerDeity Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction]]. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis [[SnakesAreSinister took the form of a colossal snake]], and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including Set]] (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating universally loathed in Egypt]], Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the [[DestroyerDeity Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction]]. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis [[ScaledUp took the form of a colossal snake]], and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including Set]] (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating universally loathed in Egypt]], Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* AcceptableReligiousTargets: Due to the various Biblical stories (which are further enhanced by the various film adaptions) and probably exacerbated by viewpoints that are fairly irreconcilable with many modern religions, this religion gets hit harder than some of the others.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Happened a lot in Egypt; each city and area seemed to have their own take on the Egyptian religion, so as a result there are several sun gods and many other gods whose jobs and areas of expertise overlap.
** Also, over time as different cults would be influential in the capitol, various gods would be honored or vilified.

** Isis is this for the Westerners. Being the only Egyptian deities to escape relatively unharmed from Hellenization, she had her own Greek-Roman temples, Greek names in her honor (Isidoros and Isidora), AND being the inspiring the veneration of the Virgin Mary[[note]] Egyptologist have theorized that early Christianity incorporated customs from local cults to make the budding religion more palatable and attractive, and that may have included iconicizing central mother figures.[[/note]] are a testament of that. While not by any means a minor character, she appears and her role in the overall mythology is significantly less than that of Osiris, Anubis, and Set.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: As mentioned above, Westerners loves Isis. Probably because she is one of the few major fertility goddess that is significantly likable than Hera/Juno and Aphrodite/Venus.

* NightmareRetardant: Some egyptian demons are rather hard to take seriously nowadays. Among these there is a [[http://www.demonthings.com/ancient-egyptian-demon-advent-calendar-day-17-turtle-headed-guardian/ woman with a turtle for a head]] (not the head of a turtle, the ''entire body''), [[http://www.demonthings.com/walking-on-sunshine/ a sun with a knife]] and a BedsheetGhost (Mejdet)

** Isis is this for the Westerners. Being the only Egyptian deities to escape relatively unharmed from Hellenization, she had her own Greek-Roman temples, Greek names in her honor (Isidoros and Isidora), AND being the inspiration for Virgin Mary are a testament of that. While not by any means a minor character, she appears and her role in the overall mythology is significantly less than that of Osiris, Anubis, and Set.

** Isis is this for the Westerns. Being the only Egyptian deities to escape relatively unharmed from Hellenization, has her own Greek-Roman temples, Greek names in her honor (Isidoros and Isidora) AND being the inspiration for Virgin Mary is a testament of that. While not any means a minor characters, she appears and her role in the overall mythology is significantly less than Osiris, Anubis and Set.

* UglyCute: Bes who appears like a grotesque dwarf and yet looks endearing. He was also a protector and family deity.
** Medjed who looks like a BedsheetGhost.