Horus (hôr`əs), in Egyptian religion, sky god, god of light and goodness. One of the most important of the Egyptian deities, Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis. In a famous myth he avenged the murder of his father by defeating Set, the god of evil and darkness. As Horus the Elder he was represented as a falcon-headed solar deity, who was perhaps originally a king or high priest of predynastic Egypt. As Horus the Child, called Harpocrates Harpocrates (härpŏk`rətēz), the Greek name for the Egyptian sky god Horus .
..... Click the link for more information. by the Greeks and Romans, he was represented as a small boy with a finger held to his lips.
Ancient Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, whose eyes were the sun and moon. The kings of Egypt were called living incarnations of Horus. During the 1st dynasty Horus was known principally as an opponent of Seth, but after 2350 BC he became associated with the Osiris cult and was identified as the son of Osiris. He destroyed Seth, the killer of Osiris, and became ruler of all Egypt. His left eye (the moon) was damaged by Seth but was healed by Thoth. In the Ptolemaic period, the victory of Horus over Seth became a symbol of Egypt triumphing over its occupiers.
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..... Click the link for more information. by the Greeks and Romans, he was represented as a small boy with a finger held to his lips.
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Horus offering a libation, bronze statue, 22nd dynasty (c. 800 BC); in the Louvre, Paris.
(credit: Giraudon/Art Resource, New York)
Horus
a solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon's head
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