HORUS HE WHO IS ABOVE
The name Horus comes from the Egyptian word 'Hor', which translates as 'face'.The name 'Horus' stems from the ancient Egyptian word 'hr' (her) which in itssimple form was the preposition 'above'. Horus, as the falcon headed god, soarsabove all the land and its inhabitants, and was, the natural symbol of the King whoreigns over all Egypt.The falcon embraces the King with its wings in order to flywith him to the Sky (Heaven). The Kings of the predynasticEgypt were known as the followers of Horus. In this period,Horus was known as the son of Isis and Osiris and inheritedthe throne of his father. The followers of Horus invaded Egyptin pre-dynastic history, at this time he was venerated as avictorious warlord. He became a part of the state religion andwas associated with the sun god, Ra. Horus was so importantto the state religion that Pharaohs were considered his humanmanifestation and sometimes took on the name Horus. In themore popular religious beliefs of the Osiris cults he was the son of Isis and Osiris.The avenger of his father's murder and the model of a dutiful son. It is in thesemyths that we find him doing battle with his uncle, Seth. This is a mythological taleof creation.According to legend Horusconquered Seth the evil god of Upper Egypt. Seth wasgod of turmoil and confusion who murdered Osiris, Horus's father. Horus avengedhis father's death and became the god of order and justice. Therefore the pharaoh inAncient Egypt became Horus on Earth, the ruler of the two lands (Upper and LowerEgypt). Horus was connected with the goddess Hathor. She was the eye of the Sungod Re, the wife of the living King, and the mother of coming King. Her name waswritten with the hieroglyph of the Horus falcon inside a rectangle-mean 'house' or'mansion' of Horus.Important for us in comparisions with our "Jesus Story" are the solar and lunarsymbolism found associated with Horus:
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Horus - foresighted-
where one eye represents the Sun and other represents the Moon
. The Sun was Known as 'Horakhty', or 'Horus in theHorizon'. He was considered as the
god of the east and the rising Sun
.Horus has the Shape of a falcon or a hawk or can take a human shape with afalcon.
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Mekhenti-irry (He who has on his brow Two Eyes) -
the sun and moonrepresenting his eyes
, on nights when there is no moon. In this form hewas considered the god of the blind.
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