However, there was a vital relationship between Set and Horus. Set was the embodiment of disorder, and was predominantly seen as a rival of Horus. ...However, Set was also portrayed in a balanced, complementary role to Horus, so that the pair represented a bipolar, balanced embodiment of kingship. Therefore, on the side of the throne, Horus and Set, symmetrical and equal, tie the papyrus and lotus around the sema-sign.