Who Is Set? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Set is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 78 comic issue appearances. Set is one of the Elder Gods and the first murderer in the planet's history. He was been worshipped by many cultures particularly by the Stygians. Set is one most the most powerful demons in existence and is associated with Serpents, Dragons and magical races known as the Serpent Men.

Who is Set?

Origin Set was spawned by the Demiurge approximately 3 billions ago. He is the brother of Chthon , Gaea and Oshtur as well of the other Elder Gods. As the greedy and gluttonous serpent-god that he is, Set, the Great Destroyer spawned Sligguth and Damballah to aid him in his quest for total domination. Set also brought the first death to the planet when he killed and devoured his brother Hyppus. He also came to realize that he could further increase his own power by absorbing the life energies of his dead brother. And so came start of the horrific slaughter of Gods in the planet and slowly all the Elder Gods have degenerated into demons save for one, Gaea, the Goddess of the Earth. In order to put a stop to the horror and save the innocent life growing on Earth, Gaea called for the Demiurge and mated with it, which gave rise to the birth of Atum , the God of the Sun. Atum started to destroy all the demons but he too slowly degenerated into one and became the Demogorge, the God-Eater.

Key facts

Set is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Beware the Sacred Sons of Set!". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 78 recorded issue appearances, Set ranks among the most featured characters in comics.