Horus - The God of the Sky

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Son of Isis and Osiris (see Egyptian Mythology). He is the God of the Sky. He is depicted as a falcon or a man with the head of a falcon. He was closely associated with the Pharaoh of Upper Egypt. In the fight with Seth, one of his eyes was damaged and partially blinded. Since his eyes represented the Sun and the Moon, this explains why the Moon is dimmer than the Sun. He had several other manifestations such as Ra Horakhty, Montu, and Sokar. Other forms of Horus were Haroeris (the elder Horus) and Harsiesis (Horus, son of Isis).

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Horus - The God of the Sky

Relief of Horus (right) with Thoth (left), and the Pharaoh Ramesses II (center) in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. (1206k)

Relief of Horus in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (760k)

Close-up of the head of Horus in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. You can see the Pshent, or Double Crown, of Upper and Lower Egypt, and the Cobra for protection. (754k)

Another representation of Horus was as a Sun Disk with Wings, usually flanked by a pair of Cobras. This representation was often used on top of an entrance for protection of the building. This one was over the entrance to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (737k)

Statue of Horus in the form of Falcon wearing the Pshent, in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (849k)

Relief of Horus (center, holding the Was scepter), with his wife Hathor (left) in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (860k)

Relief of Horus (center, holding the Was scepter), with his wife Hathor (center right, holding a Papyrus) and a Pharaoh (left) in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (527k)

As Horus started to overpower Seth, Seth started growing bigger. Here is Seth as a large hippo, with Horus above him, and Isis, Horus' mother (right), Sekhmet (upper left), and Min (lower left). Relief in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (679k)

Painted relief of Horus, holdimg the Was scepter, in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (717k)

Relief of Horus (center right) with his son (right, holding the Was scepter), his mother Isis, here shown as a cat (center, touching the Ankh to the Pharaoh's mouth), a Pharaoh (center), Nut (left of the Pharaoh, with horns and a Sun disk), and Thoth (left) in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (771k)

A huge relief of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was a good 10 m (30 ft) high. (1051k)

Relief of Horus (left, with the Was scepter), with his wife Hathor (right, with the Papyrus) in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (745k)

Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (726k)

Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (895k)

Close-up of a relief of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (957k)

Relief of Horus with the body of a Lion in the Temple of Kom Ombo. Note the colors on this column. (1129k)

Huge relief of Horus on the entrance pillars in the Philae Temple of Isis. (884k)

Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Philae Temple of Isis. (775k)

Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Philae Temple of Isis. (890k)

Relief of Amun Ra (center, with the Was scepter), Horus (far right), Ra Horakhty (right) and the Pharaoh Ramesses II (left) in the Temple of Abu Simbel. (692k)

Painting in the tomb of the Queen Nefertari, showing the God Horus leading the Queen, with the Goddess Neith on the far right. (623k)

Superb paintings in the Tomb of Horemheb, showing the God Horus (center right) and his wife Hathor (left), both Gods holding the Was scepter. (665k)

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