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Horus " the high ", celestial god and healer god in the Egyptian mythology. He was considered to be an initiator of the Egyptian civilization. (Egyptian name: Hor, Greek Name: Horus, Greek Deity: Apollo Febo)
Iconography: hawk or man with head of hawk, with the Double crown. And a lot of other forms.
He presents many forms, according to his function:
As Harpócrates (Child Horus) is the sun that is reborn every day, the real heir.
As Harsiese, he is young, the son of Isis and Osiris.
As Horus Iunmutef, priest in the funeral rites.
As Horus Behedety is the sun in its plenitude.
As Harmajis, it arises with Ra of the hill of heliópolis, with leonine form.
As Harendotes, Haroeris, or Horjenti Irti, wages war against Seth.
One associated Ra as Ra-Horajti.
In the Egyptian mythology, Horus helped by Shemsu Hor fought against Seth to recover the throne of his father, Osiris, died by Seth. Seth stayed as the god of the High Egypt and Horus of the Low Egypt. Later Horus was a god of the whole Egypt, whereas Seth was a god of the desert and of the foreign peoples.
It represents the struggle between the fertility of the Nile (Osiris) and the dryness of desert (Seth). Later it left the government to the mythical kings, so called "Shemsu-Hor" as the tradition. Also he is the protector of Osiris in the Egyptian inframundo, the Duat. During the judgment to the dead persons, as The Book of the Dead, he is the mediator between the late one and Osiris. It is probable that his worship had origin in the delta of the Nile although it was venerated in the whole Egypt with important temples in Edfu, Hieracómpolis and Letópolis. His worship spread over the Mediterranean as Harpócrates linked to his mother Isis.
The Shemsu Hor
They were a few mythical personages who helped Horus to avenge his father (Osiris), murdered by his uncle Seth. His name wants to say " followers of Horus ". According to Manetón, Egyptian historian of late epoch, they directed Egypt during about 6000 years, just after the " demigods and kings " of previous epochs. Before the above mentioned, they directed the country the "gods".
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