Reshef
Reshef, (also Resheph meaning 'lightning') is a Near Eastern deity that was absorbed into the Egyptian pantheon. This is a God of war, storms and thunder. He's also called Baal-Hadad, or Baal-Sapon (Baal Zephon), "Lord of Thunder". Sharing many of Set's characteristics, he became more associated with Set after the New Kingdom. He's depicted as a warrior who holds a shield in his left hand, a club in his right, and upon his head is the White Crown with a horned gazelle. The gazelle is a very ancient symbol of the god which indicates his sovereignty over the desert.
sources:
Encyclopedia Mythica Online: http://www.pantheon.org/"
Budge - 'The Gods of the Egyptians', as quoted at http://members.tripod.com/~ib205/reshef.html
TeVelde, "Seth, God of Confusion"
  
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