
104-Egyptian Mythology: The First Avenger
Myths and Legends
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The Battle of the Stinking Head
The war for the throne continued up and down the nile. Sometimes horse attacks set, sometimes set attacked horace. But neither was able to strike a decisive blow until the battle of the stinking head. Set's followers were beating a retreat when the nile began to bubble and the ground shook all around them. The gods rejoiced, and horace finally ruled as pharaoh over all egypt. One god in particular, thoth, did not celebrate with horace and the others. He furrowed his brow from the back of the crowd and left. This death of set defied all prophecy.
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