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Horus - The God of the Sky

by Günther Eichhorn


Son of Isis and Osiris (see 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).

Egypt 0139 Relief of Horus (right) with Thoth (left), and the Pharaoh Ramesses II (center) in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. (672k) Egypt 1151 Relief of Horus in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (367k) Egypt 1152 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. (363k) Egypt 1176 Statue of Horus in the form of Falcon wearing the Pshent, in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (417k) Egypt 1228 Relief of Horus (center, holding the Was scepter), with his wife Hathor (left) in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (384k)
Egypt 1240 Relief of Horus (center, holding the Was scepter), with his wife Hathor (center right) and a Pharaoh (left) in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (261k) Egypt 1248 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 (left), Sekhmet (upper left), and Min (lower left). Relief in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (337k) Egypt 1268 Painted relief of Horus in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (357k) Egypt 1163 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. (358k) Egypt 1604 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. (387k)
Egypt 1627 A huge relief of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was a good 10m (30ft) high. (578k) Egypt 1663 Relief of Horus (left), with his wife Hathor (right) in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (353k) Egypt 1684 Close-up of a relief of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (499k) Egypt 1685 Relief of Horus with the body of a Lion in the Temple of Kom Ombo. Note the colors on this column. (593k) Egypt 1856 Huge relief of Horus on the entrance pillars in the Philae Temple of Isis at Night. (430k)
Egypt 2189 Relief of Amun Ra (center), Horus (far right), Ra Horakhty (right) and the Pharaoh Ramesses II (left) in the Temple of Abu Simbel. (329k) Egypt 1664 Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (359k) Egypt 1677 Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (457k) Egypt 1941 Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Philae Temple of Isis. (415k) Egypt 1942 Relief of the Eye of Horus in the Philae Temple of Isis. (445k)
Egypt 4301 Painting in the tomb of the Queen Nefertari, showing the God Horus leading the Queen, with the Goddess Neith on the far right. (438k) Egypt 4210 Superb paintings in the Tomb of Horemheb, showing the God Horus (center right) and his wife Hathor (left). (496k)


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