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Supremacy

Added 2023-09-14 16:23:06 +0000 UTC

Egyptian sky god Horus, who has the head of a Lanner falcon and wears the double crown of a united Egypt. His right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and his left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing. Horus was associated with kingship, and pharaohs were considered his manifestation on Earth.

Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis and was the nephew of Seth, Osiris’s brother. When Seth murdered Osiris and contested Horus’s heritage (the royal throne of Egypt), Horus became Seth’s enemy. Horus eventually defeated Seth, thus avenging his father and assuming the rule. In the fight, Horus’s left eye (i.e., the moon) was damaged—this being a mythical explanation of the moon’s phases—and was healed by the god Thoth. The figure of the restored eye (the wedjat eye) became a powerful amulet. Horus is also associated (sometimes as son, sometimes as partner) with the ancient cow-goddess Hathor, who is often depicted with cow’s horns, sometimes with cow’s ears.

Watercolor and Colored Pencil on 12" X 4.5" smooth Bristol paper.
Art direction by Sandra SanTara

Original is available: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1566484471/horus-falcon-god-egyptian-mythology

Prints are available: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1552293858/horus-falcon-god-egyptian-mythology