Five Facts About Horus- Ancient Egyptian God of the Sky and Black Soil
Horus was depicted as a man with the head of a falcon wearing a red and white crown that represented both Upper and Lower Egypt, or as a falcon.
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Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris.
According to ancient Egyptian mythology, Horus was born after his uncle Set killed his father Osiris. When Horus grew up, he fought Set for eighty years before winning the battle and becoming king.
Horus lost an eye in battle.
During the fierce battle between Horus, Set damaged Horus’s eye, dividing it into six pieces. His lost eye was later healed by the god Thoth and became a powerful symbol of healing and protection.
Horus gave the pharaohs their power.
The Egyptians believed that each pharaoh was the living form of Horus. This meant that Horus gave them the right to rule and protected them while they were on the throne.
Horus was often shown as a falcon or a man with the head of a falcon.
He was usually pictured as a man with the head of a falcon wearing a red and white crown that represented both Upper and Lower Egypt. The falcon was a symbol of the sky, and Horus was believed to watch over Egypt from above.
Horus was a sky god, and his eyes were the sun and the moon.
His right eye was said to be the sun, and his left eye was the moon. His left eye was not as bright because it had been damaged, and the six pieces were the six phases of the moon.
