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Horus (/ h ɔː r ə s /), [c] also known as Hor (/ h ɔː r /), [d] [5] in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.
Horus, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun and whose left eye was the moon. At Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), the reigning king was considered a manifestation of Horus, a notion that was accepted as dogma after Upper and Lower Egypt were united by the kings from Nekhen.
16 mar 2016 · Horus is the name of a sky god in ancient Egyptian mythology which designates primarily two deities: Horus the Elder (or Horus the Great), the last born of the first five original gods, and Horus the Younger, the son of Osiris and Isis.
One of the most important gods of ancient Egypt, the worship of Horus spanned over 5,000 years. With mention in records from the late pre-dynastic period through Roman times, Horus became the catch-all name for many different gods associated with falcons.
Horus is a significant god in ancient Egyptian mythology. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. Horus was depicted as a falcon-headed god and was known as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.
The falcon-god Horus is one of the most important gods of Ancient Egypt. He is the divine personification of the kingship and the god of the heavens at the same time. From the Early-Dynastic Period on, Horus is associated with the (divine) kingship of Egypt.
10 paź 2024 · Horus, the Egyptian sky god, is a fascinating figure in ancient Egyptian mythology. As the national guardian deity of the ancient Egyptians, Horus played a crucial role in their religious beliefs and cultural practices.
