The Hyksos' chief deity became associated with a god of the desert.
Enlil ( [ [ dingir , dEN ( cuneiform ) , EN.LÍL ] , `` Lord of the Storm '' ) is the god of wind , air , earth , and storms . Hyksos . The Hyksos practiced horse burials , and their chief deity , their native storm god , Baal , became associated with the Egyptian storm and desert god , Set .