Horus

Horus is the ancient Egyptian god of the sky and kingship, who was often depicted with the head of a falcon. Horus was one of the oldest and most important gods, and he was worshiped in dozens of different forms in ancient Egypt. The god was strongly associated with Pharaoh, who was considered Horus' representative on earth.
He commonly seen as the son of Osiris, and Isis, the heads of both the Egyptian pantheon and state, and thus the rightful heir to the both the earthly and divine throne. After Osiris was murdered and usurped by the Set, his brother and the god of storms, chaos and evil, Horus is tasked to avenge his father by stopping Set and reclaim his birthright to the Head of the Egypt pantheon and state. Their struggle has various versions, but Horus always wins in the end and brings back order into Egypt.
Horus' most common consort was Hathor, goddess of love, beauty and fertility, with whom he had a son named Ihy, a lesser god of joy and music. His other children are the four gods of the coptic jars, linked to the process of mummification: Imsety (liver), Duamutef (stomach), Hapi (lungs), and Qebehsenuef (intestines).
He was also often syncretised with other gods from the Egyptian pantheon, such as the sun god Re, with whom he formed the figure of Re-Horakhty.
Other aspects of Horus are:
* Her-ur (Horus the Elder), son of Geb and Nut, brother of Osiris
* Heru-pa-khered (Horus the Younger), a child-figure
* Heru-Behdeti (Horus of Behdet), the winged sun
* Her-em-akhet (Horus in the Horizon), the sun during the dawn and the early morning
==Gallery==
HorusBySiplick.jpg|Horus, depicted by the artist Siplick
File:HorusByAdMeskens.jpg|Horus relief in the Temple of Edfu, by Ad Meskens
Category:Deities
Category:Egyptian deities
Category:Sky and weather deities
Category:Solar deities
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