Horus

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ancient Egyptian deity kingship god sky god

Horus is a major ancient Egyptian sky and kingship god, often depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed man and closely associated with divine rulership and protection.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
Horus the Elder	7
Harpocrates	3
Horus of Edfu	3
Horus the Younger	3
Re-Horakhty	2
Harmachis (Horus-in-the-Horizon)	1
Horus name Netjerikhet	1
Horus of Nekhen	1
Horus the Child	1
Horus the Great	1
Horus-king	1
Ra-Horakhty	1
god Ra-Horakhty	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian deity ⓘ kingship god ⓘ sky god ⓘ
associatedWith	divine rulership ⓘ kingship ⓘ protection ⓘ sky ⓘ
child	Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Harpocrates
cosmicRole	associated with the moon ⓘ associated with the sun ⓘ god of the sky ⓘ
culture	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
depictedAs	falcon ⓘ falcon‑headed man ⓘ
eyeAspect	Eye of Horus ⓘ Eye of Horus ⓘ surface form: Wedjat eye
eyeAssociation	symbol of good health ⓘ symbol of protection ⓘ symbol of royal power ⓘ
gender	male deity ⓘ
hasForm	Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Harpocrates Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus of Nekhen Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus the Elder Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus the Younger
linkedTo	pharaoh as living Horus ⓘ
mythRole	avenger of his father Osiris ⓘ protector of the pharaoh ⓘ rightful heir to the throne of Egypt ⓘ rival of Set ⓘ
parent	Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ
relative	Set ⓘ
relativeType	nephew of Set ⓘ
spouseOrConsort	Hathor ⓘ Isis ⓘ
symbol	Eye of Ra ⓘ surface form: Eye of Horus double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ falcon ⓘ winged sun disk ⓘ
timePeriod	worshipped from Predynastic Egypt ⓘ worshipped throughout Pharaonic period ⓘ
title	Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus the Elder Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus the Great Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Horus the Younger Lord of the Sky ⓘ Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ
worshipCenter	Behdet ⓘ Edfu ⓘ Hierakonpolis ⓘ surface form: Nekhen

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horus → title → Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Horus the Great

Horus → title → Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Horus the Elder

Horus → title → Horus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Horus the Younger