![]() ![]() Often seen as funerary amulet, the eye became a symbol of protection for a king in the afterlife. The eye saw everything and protected the world from the always threatening chaos. The eye of Horus, represented as the wedjat eye, was born as one of the most powerful and popular symbols of Egypt. The god Thoth was able to restore Horus’s damaged eye. The damage to what was known as the “moon eye” set in motion the phases of the moon. In one epic Egyptian myth, Seth damaged Horus’s left eye. © Ashley Van Haeften - Eye of Horus Amulet As a child, he is often seen located next to Isis on a lotus leaf. Isis and Hathor protected the young Horus until he was old enough to rule. Isis became pregnant during this time, later giving birth to Horus. With magic, they were able to bring Osiris back to life for a short period of time. With the help of Anubis, the two performed the first Egyptian embalming to prepare Osiris for the afterlife. Osiris’s wife and sister, Isis, gathered all the pieces of Osiris together. His younger brother, Seth, became jealous and destroyed Osiris by trapping him, drowning him and distributing the pieces of his body all over the world. Known as Harsiesis, or Horus the Younger, this version of Horus was born the son of Osiris and Isis.Įgyptians viewed Osiris as a god of peace and prosperity. ![]() One of the most popular Egyptian myths focuses on the birth of this form of Horus. In approximately 2350 BCE, Egyptians began to view Horus as the son of Osiris and Isis. Often pictured with a solar disk behind his head, the Ra-Harakhte version of Horus was the sun god, responsible for the sun’s path across the sky. Over time, Egyptians began to combine the idea of Horus and Ra into one god, Ra-Harakhte. In the earliest forms, Egyptians viewed him as the brother of Osiris and Seth. With the power of the sun and the healing of the moon, Horus ruled both the day and the night. Also known as Horus of Two Eyes, his left eye represented the sun and his right eye represented the moon. Horus took the form of a falcon and flew up at the beginning of time as part of the creation. Egyptians quickly adopted him into Egyptian mythology as the son of Ra and one of the creator gods. First seen in pre-dynastic Upper Egypt, neighboring tribes most likely brought stories of Horus into Egypt. In the earliest forms Horus is known as Horus the Elder. ![]() He was also known as the patron saint of the existing pharaoh, who was often referred to as the 'Living Horus'. Despite the many different variations, Horus is always seen as the ruler of the gods represented by a falcon. © Rhys Davenport - Horus - Temple of Seti Iīecause of the many different names and forms of Horus, Egyptologists find it impossible to identify the one true falcon god. ![]()
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