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Horus
Horus, statue at his temple in Idfū, Egypt.
Horus
Egyptian god
Also known as: Har, Her, Heru, Hor
- Egyptian:
- Hor, Har, Her, or Heru
- On the Web:
- Academia - Myths of Creation and Horus (PDF) (Dec. 21, 2024)
Horus, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and whose left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing. Falcon cults, which were in evidence from late predynastic times, were widespread in Egypt. Horus appeared as a local god in many places and under different names and epithets—for instance, as Harmakhis (Har-em-akhet, “Horus in the Horizon”), Harpocrates (Har-pe-khrad, “Horus the Child”), Harsiesis (Har-si-Ese, “Horus, Son of Isis”), Harakhte (“Horus of the Horizon,” closely associated with the sun god Re), and, at ...(100 of 463 words)