Horus

Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists.

He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner or peregrine, or as a man with a falcon head.


Horus, (Louvre Museum), 'Shen rings' in his grasp



Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national patron god. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.


Horus served many functions in the Egyptian pantheon, most notably being the god of the Sky, god of War and god of Protection.

Sky god

Since Horus was said to be the sky, he was considered to also contain the sun and moon. It became said that the sun was his right eye and the moon his left, and that they traversed the sky when he, a falcon, flew across it.

Later, the reason that the moon was not as bright as the sun was explained by a tale, known as the contestings of Horus and Set, originating as a metaphor for the conquest of Upper Egypt by Lower Egypt in about 3000 BC. In this tale, it was said that Set, the patron of Upper Egypt, and Horus, the patron of Lower Egypt, had battled for Egypt brutally, with neither side victorious, until eventually the gods sided with Horus (see below).

As Horus was the ultimate victor he became known as Harsiesis, Heru-ur or Har-Wer (ḥr.w wr 'Horus the Great'), but more usually translated as Horus the Elder. In the struggle Set had lost a testicle, explaining why the desert, which Set represented, is infertile.

Horus' left eye had also been gouged out, which explained why the moon, which it represented, was so weak compared to the sun.

The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities, in this case from Horus or Ra. The symbol is seen on images of Horus' mother, Isis, and on other deities associated with her.





More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

Solar deity

A solar deity (also sun god/dess) is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Solar deities and sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms.

The Neolithic concept of a solar barge, the sun as traversing the sky in a boat, is found in the later myths of ancient Egypt, with Ra and Horus.



The winged sun was an ancient (3rd millennium BC) symbol of Horus, later identified with Ra


During the Roman Empire, a festival of the birth of the Unconquered Sun (or Dies Natalis Solis Invicti) was celebrated on the winter solstice — the "rebirth" of the sun. In Germanic mythology this is Sol, in Vedic Surya, and in Greek Helios (occasionally referred to as Titan) and (sometimes) as Apollo.

Mesopotamian Shamash plays an important role during the Bronze Age, and "my Sun" is eventually used as an address to royalty. Similarly, South American cultures have emphatic Sun worship, see Inti. Svarog is the Slavic god sun and spirit of fire.

During the later periods of Roman history, sun worship gained in importance and ultimately led to what has been called a “solar monotheism.” Nearly all the gods of the period were possessed of solar qualities.

The feast of Sol Invictus (Unconquered Sun) on December 25 was celebrated with great joy, and eventually this date was taken over by the Christians as Christmas, the celebrated birthday of Christ.



Isis, bearing her solar disk and horns nurses her infant, Horus


More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity

Eye of Providence

The Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of God) is a symbol showing an eye often surrounded by rays of light or a glory and usually enclosed by a triangle. It is sometimes interpreted as representing the eye of God watching over humankind (or divine providence). In the modern era, the most notable depiction of the eye is the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, which appears on the United States one-dollar bill.




Dollar bill: The reverse of the seal on the left features a barren landscape dominated by an unfinished pyramid of 13 steps, topped by the Eye of Providence within a triangle.

The obverse of the seal on the right features a bald eagle, the national bird and symbol of the United States. Above the eagle is a radiant cluster of 13 stars arranged in a six-pointed star.



An all-seeing eye that appears on the gate of Aachen Cathedral.



A 1525 Jacopo Pontormo painting using the Eye of Providence in a triangle as a symbol of the Christian Trinity.



An all-seeing eye that appears on the top of Declaration of Human Rights (1789), French Revolution.



Eye of Horus, son of the chief deity of the ancient Egyptians.



More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_seeing_eye

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Confucious said, signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

stylised

Adj. 1. stylised - using artistic forms and conventions to create effects;

contrived by art rather than nature;


^ Remember that definition, as its pertinent to the thread and images/symbolism posted.

They change up ol' Horus a bit they do, in the symbolism

To 'blend in' with its intended use in any given application.

^ Remember...

novum wrote:

Horus' eye had been gouged out

Common themes to look for in some symbolism is a stylized bird with wings outstretched, and some kind of representation of the sun, some kind of circle usually.


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The winged sun was an ancient (3rd millennium BC) symbol of Horus, later identified with Ra...









More ancient winged disk/sun pictures: http://firstlegend.info/3rivers/thewingedsolardisk.html

Was the Sun the first 'wanker'.... lol.
http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/egyptheliopolis.htm

Nice thread.

vertigo wrote:

Nice thread.

+1

Yep, knows his stuff that one

its nice to know mighty horus is always there, squinting at us with his one good eye.

i wonder if theres a connection between odin and horus? birds and one eyes and all that.

Great thread, Novum!

I will be adding my findings to it I love talking about subliminals and symbolism

batou wrote:

its nice to know mighty horus is always there, squinting at us with his one good eye.

i wonder if theres a connection between odin and horus? birds and one eyes and all that.

havent looked into this at all tbh.

Mountain <3 wrote:

Great thread, Novum!

I will be adding my findings to it I love talking about subliminals and symbolism