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Bronze Statue of the God Horus

Bronze Statues of Horus at The MET

These are bronze π“ˆ”π“€π“ˆ’π“¦ statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“ͺ of Horus π“…ƒπ“€­, most likely dated to the Late-Ptolemaic Periods.

Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ was one of the earliest Egyptian gods π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ. He was worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀒 from the beginning of the dynastic period. The Turin Canon (provides information about Egypt’s π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– earliest rulers π“‹Ύπ“‹Ύπ“‹Ύ) refers to the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯ as the β€œFollowers of Horus.”

Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ had many roles as a god π“ŠΉ, and these roles evolved and changed throughout Egyptian history. He was originally the Sky π“Šͺ𓏏𓇯 God π“ŠΉ and was referred to as the β€œLord of the Sky.” Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ then evolved to become associated with the sun 𓇳𓏺, and was referred to as the β€œGod of the East.” He was also combined with Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛, and this is how the deity π“ŠΉ Ra-Horakhty π“…Šπ“”π“”π“€ came to evolve.

Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ was also worshipped as the son π“…­ of Isis π“Š¨π“π“₯ and Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­. The triad/family 𓅕𓉔𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏦 unit was extremely important to ancient Egyptian religion/culture. Most notably, Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ is usually associated with being the god π“ŠΉ of kingship. As the son π“…­ of Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­, Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ was the mythological heir to the throne of Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–.

Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ is usually seen as a human with a falcon π“ƒ€π“‡‹π“Ž‘π“…„ head. On his head 𓁢𓏺 is usually the double crown π“‹– of Upper 𓇓 and Lower 𓆀 Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–. This is how you can differentiate between Horus π“…ƒπ“€­ and other falcon π“ƒ€π“‡‹π“Ž‘π“…„ deities π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ!