Osiris became the god of the underworld and Isis raised Horus on his own. When Horus reached adulthood, he sought revenge for his father's death.

Horus fought Set in a series of battles, and finally defeated his uncle. During these struggles, however, he lost one of his eyes.

According to one version of the myth, Seth had ripped Horus' eye out, ripped it into six parts and threw it away. In another version, Horus himself was the one who gouged his eye out, as a sacrifice to bring his father back from the dead.

As a representation of food, this part of the Eye of Horus corresponds to the sense of taste. Finally, the teardrop is supposed to represent the sense of touch, as this part of the Eye represents a stalk being planted into the ground, an act that involves physical contact and touching.

Although the ancient Egyptian civilization came to an end, the belief in the potency of the Eye of Horus continued and this symbol is still used by many today.

As an example, in Mediterranean countries, fishermen would often paint this symbol on their vessels for protection. Additionally, many people still wear the Eye of Horus as jewelery, to protect themselves from the ill-will of others.

Moreover, the Eye of Horus is popular amongst occultists, as well as conspiracy theorists, who view the Eye not only as a protective symbol, but also as one of power, knowledge, and illusion.

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He was the son of Osiris king of Egypt and Isis. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, his right and left eyes represented the sun and moon, respectively.

There are many versions of how Horus lost his left eye. He tore the eye into six parts and disposed of it. Another version of the myth tells us that Horus himself gouged his eye out as an attempt to raise his father from the dead.

Others claim that it was Hathor, the goddess of love. Legend has it that Horus then offered his restored left eye as a sacrifice to resurrect Osiris.

This story, in a way, explains how the Horus Eye became the symbol of healing, sacrifice, and protection. Two mirror-image Eyes of Horus appear. Neues Museum.

Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur. Beiheft Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. Art History. Volume 1 3rd ed.

Upper Saddle River, N. Ancient Egypt. His right eye was the Sun and the left one was the Moon. Her-ur was sometimes depicted fully as a falcon, he was sometimes given the title Kemwer , meaning " the great black one ".

Heru-pa-khered Harpocrates to the Ptolemaic Greeks , also known as Horus the Younger , is represented in the form of a youth wearing a lock of hair a sign of youth on the right of his head while sucking his finger.

In addition, he usually wears the united crowns of Egypt, the crown of Upper Egypt and the crown of Lower Egypt. He is a form of the rising sun, representing its earliest light.

The winged sun of Horus of Edfu and depicted on the top of pylons in the ancient temples throughout Egypt. Her-em-akhet or Horemakhet , Harmakhis in Greek , represented the dawn and the early morning sun.

He was often depicted as a sphinx with the head of a man like the Great Sphinx of Giza , or as a hieracosphinx , a creature with a lion's body and a falcon's head and wings, sometimes with the head of a lion or ram the latter providing a link to the god Khepri , the rising sun.

It was believed that he was the inspiration for the Great Sphinx of Giza , constructed under the order of Khafre , whose head it depicts. Macrobius ' Chronicon noted the annual ancient Egyptian celebration of Horus, specifying the time as the winter solstice.

An analysis of the works of Epiphanius of Salamis noted the Egyptian winter solstice celebration of Horus in Panarion.

William R. Cooper's book and Acharya S 's self-published book, among others, have suggested that there are many similarities between the story of Horus and the much posterior story of Jesus.

God Horus as a falcon wearing the Double Crown of Egypt. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich. Horus, patron deity of Hierakonpolis near Edfu , the predynastic capital of Upper Egypt.

Its head was executed by means of beating the gold then connecting it with the copper body. A uraeus is fixed to the diadem which supports two tall openwork feathers.

The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Sixth Dynasty. Horus represented in relief with Wadjet and wearing the double crown. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut.

Relief of Horus in the temple of Seti I in Abydos. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Egyptian war deity. This article is about the ancient Egyptian deity.

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