Serpent Crown
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The Serpent Crown was one of the most ancient and mightiest objects of mystical power in the history of humanity. It was a helmet made of an unknown material that was designed to resemble a coiled, seven-headed serpent. The Crown drew its power from its mystical link with the primeval demon Set; anyone who wore the helmet was granted tremendous superhuman abilities by Set. These powers included the ability to read minds, the ability to control the minds of others, the power to levitate oneself and other persons or objects, the ability to cast illusions, the power to project destructive bolts of mystical energy, the mental ability to manipulate matter and energy, and superhuman strength. (Apparently not everyone who wore the Crown gained all of these abilities. Presumably the number of powers one gained from the Crown depended on the wearer's adeptness in learning how to use the Crown's energies, the length of time that the wearer wore the Crown, and Sets own attitude towards the wearer.)
However, virtually anyone who wore the Serpent Crown fell under the mental domination of Set...as the crown was originally created for the purpose of Set to gain control of the wearer to facilitate his return to Earth. Only a person with tremendous will power could free himself or herself from Set's Crown-induced mental domination, and only if he or she then immediately removed the Crown from his or her own head. Anyone who has worn the Crown retained a psychic link with it.
Counterparts to this Earth's Serpent Crown existed on at least hundreds of divergent Earths throughout the multiverse. All of these Crowns were mystically linked with Set, who apparently is a multiversal entity. Possibly Set was exiled from Earth before the divergences that produced the multitude of Earths on which Serpent Crowns were created.
The Grand Master's Serpent Crown is the magical item that caused the Avengers to travel to Earth-S in pursuit of it.
According to Doctor Strange, one of his spell had banished Set from the Earthly plane forever. It is possible, however, that although there is no longer any Serpent Crown on Earth, Serpent Crowns may still exist somewhere else in the virtually infinite multiverse.
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