Horus. Back to Home Page or Contents or Egyptian Mythology or Article Index Horus Horus is one of the most universally important gods of the Egyptian pantheon, which is attested to by the earliest records.
According to legend he was born at Khemmis in the Nile delta region, his father Osiris was already dead, murdered by his brother Seth (Set), and his mother Isis conceived Horus by magical means; a complex genealogy recognizes him as Horus, Horus the child (Harpokrates) and Horus the elder. In legend, he was the first ruler of all Egypt after an eighty-four year struggle with his uncle Seth.
He was the falcon-headed sky god, usually depicted wholly as a hawk, or in human form having a falcon's head. Horus is a form of the sun god; the alternative name Harakhte (or Harmakhis) translates "Horus of the horizon" and he is occasionally depicted as a sun disc mounted between falcon's wings. Sources: Cotterell, Arthur, A Dictionary of World Mythology, New York, G.
Egyptian God-Horus. Horus, the God of Kings in Ancient Egypt. Horus, the God of Kings by Jimmy Dunn 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 Egypt's best known gods, as well as one of its oldest. 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 Horus is a complicated deity, appearing in many different forms and his mythology is one of the most extensive of all Egyptian deities. The original form of Horus was probably that of a sky god, known as "lord of the sky". Mythology Genealogy Iconography.
Osiris. (Asar, Wesir, Ausar, Unnefer) Symbols: crook and flail, djed, White and Atef Crowns, bull, mummified form, throne, Bennu (phoenix) Cult Center: Abydos, Busiris and Heliopolis Myths: "Isis and Osiris" A god of the earth and vegetation, Osiris symbolized in his death the yearly drought and in his miraculous rebirth the periodic flooding of the Nile and the growth of grain.
He was a god-king who was believed to have given Egypt civilization. Osiris was the first child of Nut and Geb, and therefore the brother of Seth, Nephthys, and Isis. He was married to his sister, Isis. The oldest religious texts refer to Osiris as the great god of the dead, and throughout these texts it is assumed that the reader will understand that he once possessed human form and lived on earth. During Osiris' absence, Isis was troubled with Seth's plotting to acquire both her and the throne of Egypt.
Isis, with the help of her sister Nephthys, and Anubis and Thoth, magically located Osiris' body. Digg This! Osiris. The Gods of Ancient Egypt.