Set, Seth, Sutekh, whatever.

[Ves]

Here's one that isn't Christianity related.

The god Set, is represented by an odd shaped animal. Giraffe, Aardvark or other? (Piccy below to aid people).
I wasn't sure if this actually should have gone in Mythology, but I figured that since some people actually worship the Egyptian pantheon it would be nice to have something that isn't about Wicca or Christianity in here.

[Sepsis]

Man, it's ibis.

[Ves]

Man, it's ibis.
Er.. no. The Ibis represented the god Thoth as in the picture below.

[Darth Cluich]

Here's one that isn't Christianity related.

The god Set, is represented by an odd shaped animal. Giraffe, Aardvark or other?

If memory serves, his head is that of an aardvark.

And this probably does belong in Mythology.

[Ves]

If memory serves, his head is that of an aardvark.
And this probably does belong in Mythology.
The Egyptian pantheon is still worshipped by a few people today, hence I put this in Religion rather than Mythology. Which has the nice side effect of meaning that not all the posts in Religion are about Christianity, Atheism or Wicca. Vive la differance as they possibly say.

As for it being an Aardvark, that's what I reckon it is. Believe it or not this is a serious question amoung some Egyptologists.

[LV426]

Could be a tapir. Tapirs are cute. More likely an anteater though since Tapirs are south american.

[Ves]

Could be a tapir. Tapirs are cute. More likely an anteater though since Tapirs are south american.
Now that would go some way to explaining why there's pyramids in South America and in Egypt.

[bowerscar]

pyramids in egypt and south America my be linked because science has found tebaccow in the mummyffied body of ramses the great and the only place in the ancient world where you could find that was in the south america so Egypt and south america must have traded.

[Vendetta]

Here's one that isn't Cristianity related.
The god Set, is represented by an odd shaped animal. Giraffe, Aardvark or other? (Piccy below to aid people).
I wasn't sure if this actually should have gone in Mythology, but I figured that since some people actually worship the Egyptian pantheon it would be nice to have something that isn't about Wicca or Christianity in here.
AFAIK the animal has never been identified, and seeing as most current believers in the Egyptian Pantheon were not alive in during the heydey of Set's worship I doubt anyone can give you any sort of definitive answer. Some suggest it MAY have been an aardvark, but again, no one is currently sure.

And wasn't Sutekh the name of one of the baddies in Dr. Who (circa Tom Baker)? :D

[Darth Cluich]

And wasn't Sutekh the name of one of the baddies in Dr. Who (circa Tom Baker)? :D

Yes indeed. The episode was called "Pryramids of Mars."

[Ves]

Yes indeed. The episode was called "Pryramids of Mars."
As I recall, the Pyramids of Mars episode was mentioned in the book "The Mars Mystery" by Robert Temple (or was it Graham Hancock, I can't remember) as well. This being a book about the Cydonia Mensae and how it has a message for modern Earthlings. Okaay!

[payneinside]

Seth was usually depicted in human form with a head of indeterminate origin, though said to resemble that of an aardvark. He had a curved snout, erect square- tipped ears and a long forked tail. Sometimes he was represented in entirely animal form with a body similar to that of a greyhound.

I know this is probably off the topic totally, but I just had to point that out based on the first post of this thread. Go ahead...hate me :P