Heru-ur (Hrw Wr, Har-wer, Haroeris, Horus the Elder) was one of the oldest gods of Ancient Egypt. He was a sky god, whose face was visualised as the face of the sun. As a result his name (“Heru”) was sometimes translated as “face”, rather than “distant one”, and was sometimes modified to “Herut” (“sky”).

Horus (/ h ɔː r ə s /), [c] also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor (/ h ɔː r /) [d] [6] in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.

Dec 21, 2024 · Horus, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and whose left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing. Falcon cults, which were in evidence from late predynastic times, were widespread in Egypt.

Jan 9, 2020 · Heru-ur, also known as Horus the Elder or Haroeris in Ptolemaic Greek, is a form of Horus and is considered one of the oldest gods of ancient Egypt. He was worshipped in the influential Predynastic town of Nekhen and, by the Old Kingdom, had become the first national god and the patron of the Pharaoh.

Mar 16, 2016 · Horus is the name of a sky god in ancient Egyptian mythology which designates primarily two deities: Horus the Elder (or Horus the Great), the last born of the first five original gods, and Horus the Younger, the son of Osiris and Isis.

In Ancient Egypt he was known as “Heru” (sometimes Hor or Har), which is translated as “the distant one” or “the one on high” (from the preposition “hr” meaning “upon” or “above”).

To the ancient Egyptians, Horus was one of the most important deities. He was commonly depicted as a falcon-headed god with a double crown. The pharaohs of Egypt were associated with Horus since the pharaoh was considered to be the earthly embodiment of the god.

Jun 26, 2018 · Horus was the champion of the Egyptian pantheon. He was the soaring falcon Khemwer, the great black one, also called the son of truth. Like a white knight (except in this case white is black), he stood for justice and upheld proper harmony and order, Ma'at.

Dec 11, 2019 · Horus was among the most important gods of Egypt, particularly because the Pharaoh was supposed to be his earthly embodiment. Kings would eventually take the name of Horus as one of their own. At the same time, the Pharaohs were the followers of Re and so Horus became associated with the sun as well.

In the Ancient Egyptian allegory, Heru (Horus) brought Ositis to life. On Judgment Day, Horus shows the Way to Osiris. He acts as a mediator between the deceased and Osiris.