Horus
MythologyEgyptian
RoleGod of the sky and kingship
About Horus
Son of Osiris and Isis. Avenged his father by battling Set. The Eye of Horus is a powerful protective symbol. Every pharaoh was considered the living Horus. Depicted as a falcon or a man with a falcon head.
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