Horus was one of the first and most powerful Egyptian gods. He was initially shown as a hawk or falcon, and he was adored as a sun deity and the creator of the sky. His right eye symbolized the sun, while his left eye symbolized the moon. Later pictures depict him as a man with a bird's head. Horus was probably originally a solar deity who later became associated with the moon too. He was probably always paired with his sister, Isis, who was also a famous god-woman. Their father, Osiris, who was also a very important god, was killed by his brother, Seth, who then went on to kill many other people too. When Seth was killed by Isis's son, Horus, then life returned to Egypt. This is why Horus is often called the "avenger god". Horus was believed to protect everyone from evil beings when he was around, and also fight against those who threatened Egypt. As well as being a protector god, he was also given many love stories attached to him too. One story tells how he rescued his mother, Isis, from her enemies. Another story says that he flew up to the heavens in a chariot brought by stars. Isis loved her brother, Horus, and wanted to save his life too. So she killed Seth, who had murdered her husband, Osiris. Then she hid Horus away from Seth's followers so he wouldn't be killed too.