Horus
(Reguidit frae Horus the Elder)
Horus is ane o the auldest an maist significant deities in auncient Egyptian releegion, who wis worshippit frae at least the late Predynastic period throu tae Greco-Roman times. Different forms o Horus are recordit in history, an these are treatit as distinct gods bi Egyp specialists.[1] These various forms mey possibly be different perceptions o the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasisit, no necessarily in opposition but complementary tae ane anither, consistent wi hou the Auncient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets o reality.[2] He wis maist aften depictit as a falcon, maist likely a lanner or peregrine, or as a man wi a falcon heid.[3]
Horus | |
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Major cult centrer | Nekhen, Behdet Edfu |
Symbol | The wedjat eye |
Personal Information | |
Consort | Hathor (in ane version) |
Affspring | Imsety, Hapi, Duamutef, Qebehsenuef an Ihy |
Parents | Osiris an Isis in some meeths, an Nut an Geb in ithers. |
Siblins | Osiris, Isis, Set, an Nephthys (in some accoonts) |
References
Freemit airtins
- UCAR educational airticle aboot Horus Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
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