Horus, The God Of Kings

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From the very earliest of times, the falcon seems to have been worshipped in Egypt as representative of the greatest cosmic powers. Many falcon gods existed throughout Egypt, though over time, a good number of these assimilated to Horus, the most important of the avian deities. Yet, from all his of many forms, it is nearly impossible to distinguish the true Horus. Horus is mostly a general term for a great number of falcon deities.

Horus is one of ancient Egypts best known gods, as well as one of its oldest. His name is attested to from at least the beginning of the Dynastic Period, and depictions of falcon deities on earlier artifacts, such as the Narmer Palette, probably represent this same god. The Turin Canon, which provides some of our most important information on Egypts early history, specifically describes the Predynastic rulers of Egypt as Followers of Horus.

The use of his name was also widespread in personal names throughout Egyptian history, and Hor, as a personal name, survives into our modern era in a number of different forms.

Forms of Horus

A bronze group with, on the left, the Child Horus wearing the Atef Crown, while on the right, Horus as king, wearing the Double Crown

Horus is a complicated deity, appearing in many different forms and his mythology is one of the most extensive of all Egyptian deities. Indeed, he has so many different aspects that we must limit our discussion to those that are significant. At the same time, a judicious examination of the various Horuses and the sources relating to them supports the possibility that the roles in question are closely interrelated, and so they may be understood as different aspects of the same divine persona
The original form of Horus was probably that of a sky god, known as lord of the sky. The Egyptian word her (hor, har), from which the gods name is derived means the one on high, or the distant one, probably in reference to the soaring flight of the hunting falcon, if not a reference to the solar aspect of the god. read all info about horus god here
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