Horus is a deity of the ancient Egyptians.
The struggle between Set and Horus represent the rising of the Nile (Horus) and the desert (set). When upper and lower Egypt unite, Egyptian artwork will show Set and Horus crowning the Pharaoh.
He didn't represent a city. He was the God of protection of the pharaoh and god of the sky. He had the head of a falcon. The pharaoh was believed to be a living Horus. His mother is Isis the goddess of fertility and goddess mother.
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Horus was the son of osiris.
The Eye of Horus belongs to the god Horus.
how important is HORUS
When Horus is the son of Isis, yes - but that is not the only version of Horus.
Horus and Nekhbet (the vulture goddess of Al Kab), came to represent Upper Egypt, while Set and Wadjet (the cobra goddess of Buto) represented Lower Egypt.
The finger tips are just below the mouth. It is the god Horus as a child, and the gesture means 'silence'.
Horus, the god, married Hahtaor. The goddess of the Sun.
Horus was the god of the sun, kings and vengence :] By Brian Morrissey