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Horus: The Immortal King of Egypt
Welcome to this deep dive into one of Egypt's most fascinating and celebrated deities, Horus. Known as the Immortal King of Egypt, Horus holds a special place in the hearts and minds of those who study and admire ancient Egyptian culture and mythology. In this blog post, we'll explore who Horus is, his significance in Egyptian mythology, his family ties, the symbols and temples associated with him, and finally his appearance in the YA fantasy novel, Treasures of Egypt: the Spear & the Scythe.
Who is Horus?
Horus is one of the oldest and most significant gods in Egyptian mythology. Often depicted as a falcon or a man with the head of a falcon, Horus was worshiped from at least the late Predynastic period through Greco-Roman times. The name "Horus" is a Latin version of the Greek "Horos," which was derived from the Egyptian "Heru" or "Hor," meaning "the Distant One" or "the One on High."
The Legend of Horus
The story of Horus is one of triumph, revenge, and justice. According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis, two
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Horus
Egyptian war and sky deity
This article is about the ancient Egyptian deity. For the Roman poet, see Horace. For other uses, see Horus (disambiguation).
| Horus | |||
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Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national tutelary deity. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt. | |||
| Name in hieroglyphs | |||
| Major cult center | Nekhen, Edfu[1] | ||
| Symbol | Eye of Horus | ||
| Parents | Osiris and Isis, Osiris and Nephthys,[2]Hathor[3] | ||
| Siblings | Anubis,[a]Bastet[b] | ||
| Consort | Hathor, Isis, Serket[4]Nephthys[2]Ta-Bitjet[5] | ||
| Offspring | Ihy, Four Sons of Horus (Horus the Elder) | ||
| Greek | Apollo | ||
| Nubian | Mandulis | ||
Horus (),[c] also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor ()[d][6] in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the su
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Horus (athlete)
Horus (Ancient Greek: Ὦρος; fl. 4th century) was a Cynic philosopher and Olympicboxer, who was victorious at the Olympic games in Antioch in 364 AD.
He was born in Alexandria, son of one Valens; Horus was originally a student of rhetoric and an athlete and was a victor at the Ancient Olympic Games in Antioch in 364,[1] probably as a boxer.[2] Horus was also commended in that year, alongside his brother Phanes, to Maximus praefectus Aegypti, and Eutocius.[3] He later turned to Cynic philosophy.
Horus appears as an interlocutor in Macrobius's Saturnalia,[4] (dramatic date 384) and as a friend of Symmachus, who commended him to Nicomachus Flavianus.[5]
Notes
- ^Libanius, Epistulae 1278
- ^Macrobius, Saturnalia i. 7. 3
- ^Libanius, Epistulae 1278; 1279
- ^Macrobius, Saturnalia vii. 7. 8; 17. 14, etc.
- ^Symmachus, Epistulae ii. 39
References
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, John Robert Martindale, J. Morris, (1971), The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, page 445. Cam
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