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"Gryphon Variations : The Egyptian Sefert" by Aleister Lam

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The classic case of good versus evil is depicted in the ancient Egyptian story of Osiris, one of their most important deity. Initially Osiris is the god of agriculture and he married the goddess Isis and is the father of Horus and the dog headed, Anubis.
Osiris is said to be the very first egyptian god to be born to the earth and it was then followed by his brother Seth. The brothers split the land of Egypt into two, Osiris would rule over lower Egypt while Seth was the ruler of Upper Egypt. Osiris was gifted in his knowledge of agriculture and skilled in geology, he was able to breathe live to this barren land and created a condusive environment for growing crops. His effort in educating the people of his land enable lower Egypt to prospered and flourished as a land of abundance in food and water.
Seth on the other hand was not as successful and was getting increasingly jealous of his brother's success. Many peasants moved Northward towards Orisis's land in an effort to improve their lives as Upper Egypt is getting increasingly barren and food is getting scarce as everyone there relied on huntings. Seth's jealousy turned to hatred and he devised a ploy to get rid of Osiris. He obtained an exact measurement of Osiris's body and commanded the best artisan of the land to built a chest of gold and decorated with the most precious gemstones and jewels with a one way locking mechanism.
The chest was presented to Osiris on his birthday celebration and he managed to trick Osiris into trying out the chest by getting into it. Immediately Seth closed the chest and there wasa no way of opening it; the chest is specifically designed to ensure that no one would be able to opened it once its closed and the victim inside will suffocate to death. Seth and his henchmen carried off the chest and dump it into the river Nile. When Isis realised that Seth's motive was to destroy Osiris, she and her sons set out to find the body of Osiris.
Isis was able to partially revived Osiris, but Seth learned of his brother's resurrection and sent an army to retrieve his wounded brother. To ensure that he would completely wipe out his brother's existence; Seth had him severed into 14 pieces and scattered into the Nile. It took much effort before Isis and his sons were able to retrieve 13 pieces of Osiris's body parts. It was at this point that they enlisted the help of the Sefert to guard the remains of Osiris.
The Sefert is a loyal and vigilant guardian whose sole purpose is to protect and stand guard ensuring the enemies would not be able to come near to Osiris, while Isis and the rest seek help from Thoth, the god of Wisdom to resurrect Osiris's soul.
The Egyptian Sefert was depicted as a creature with a bird-like head, probably that of a hawk with the body of a lion; a pair of bat-like wings and a serpentine tail. This description looks very much like that of a gryphon and this is why I classified it under Gryphon variations.
Very few informations can be found about the Egyptian Sefert; this is the only info. I have and anyone with more knowledge of this creature, I would appreciate if you could share with me. Thanks



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22 Jun 200345 Gil
It looks fuzzy!!!! 2 luv it!!!
15 Mar 200445 Elizabeth Barone
I love this picture! You did a very wonderful job and I can't believe no one has commented on it... a real comment. You did a really fantastic job on this, you should be very proud.
14 Jun 200445 Vaevictis Asmadi
WEEE! I love griffins and as always your drawing is very lifelike and detailed! Bring on more obscure non-Western beasties!
24 Jul 200445 Rin Sevlow <Loading...
Wow! Thats all I could say for 10 min.s after looking at you pic. (Soon will be an ElfWood memmber)
20 Feb 200645 Anonymous
WOW!!! Awsom!!! GREAT!!! LOVE IT!!!
14 Jul 200645 Jenny C
Always good to meet someone who knows their Egyptian legends! I've read so many books on the subject and never heard of this creature, so sorry I can't be of any more help. Absolutely brilliant picture, well done!
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'Gryphon Variations : The Egyptian Sefert':
 • Created by: :-) Aleister Lam
 • Copyright: ©Aleister Lam. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Isis, Osiris, Sefert, Seth
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Coloured Pencils, Watercolour
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 • Resolution: 700x509

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