In
an attempt to resolve the conflict, Ra-Herakhty
was occasionally said to be married to
Iusaaset, which was technically his own
shadow, having previously been Atum's
shadow, before Atum was identified as
Ra, in the form Atum-Ra, and thus of Ra-Herakhty
when Ra was also identified as a form
of Horus. In the version of the Ogdoad
creation myth used by the Thoth cult,
Thoth created Ra-Herakhty, via an egg,
and so was said to be the father of Neferhor.
During the overthrow of the hated Hyksos,
foreign rulers over Egypt, Set became
demonised by the nationalistic fervour,
as he had been chosen by the Hyksos as
their favourite god. The previous brief
enmity between Set and Horus, in which
Horus had ripped off one of Set's testicles,
was revitalised as a tale representing
the conquest over the Hyksos. Since by
this time, Set was considered to have
been gay, Set is depicted as trying to
prove his dominance, by seducing Horus
(with the line how lovely your backside
is) and then having Intercrural intercourse
with him, in which Set takes the top role.
However,
Horus places his hand between his thighs
and catches Set's semen, then subsequently
cut the hand off, throwing it in the river,
so that he may not be said to have been
inseminated by Set. Subsequently, Horus
secretly masturbates, and deliberately
spreads his own semen on some lettuce,
which was Set's favourite food (the Egyptians
thought that lettuce was phallic, since
Egyptian lettuce was hard, long, and released
a milk substance when rubbed). After Set
has eaten the lettuce, they go to the
gods to try to settle the argument over
the rule of Egypt. The gods first listen
to Set's claim of dominance over Horus,
and call his semen forth, but it answers
from the river, invalidating his claim.
Then, the gods listen to Horus' claim
of having dominated Set, and call his
semen forth, and it answers from inside
Set. In consequence, Horus is declared
the ruler of Egypt.
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