Set sired Wepwawet the wolf-headed opener of ways, the son who inherited his father's ferocity but turned it to guiding the dead through the Duat rather than sowing chaos among the living.
⚠ Coffin Text Spell 1049 names Set as father; Abydos festival texts associate Wepwawet with Osiris instead, reflecting local theological priorities.
Wepwawet opens the way through the darkness ahead of the funeral procession, clearing the path so that Anubis may receive the body and perform the rites of embalming.
Wepwawet, the Opener of Ways, clears the Duat's treacherous paths of hostile forces, ensuring safe passage for Ra's solar barque and for the souls of the dead navigating toward judgment.
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