#god horus

[adelethecrow]

Horus!

[galgannet]

The Honouring of Horemheb The work is based on a bas-relief. "This finely carved limestone relief once adorned the tomb chapel of Horemheb, at a time when he was still a general serving under Tutankhamun. It records a moment of high ceremonial theatre, showcasing Horemheb’s huldiging, or formal honouring, for military and diplomatic success. At the centre, attendants place heavy gold collars around Horemheb’s neck. This is the celebrated “Gold of Honour” (nbw n ḥswt); not a casual gift, but Ancient Egypt’s highest royal reward for loyal service. Such collars, often fashioned from rows of gold beads or crescent-shaped plaques, proclaimed royal favour as visibly as a modern medal. To wear them was to be publicly marked as a man close to the king. Intriguingly, the royal uraeus cobra on Horemheb’s brow (the unmistakable sign of kingship) was added later, after he himself ascended the throne. The relief thus bridges two live; the decorated general and the future pharaoh. The blocks to which this relief belongs were dispersed among museums in the 19th century, their original positions forgotten. Only in 1975 did excavations at Saqqara relocate Horemheb’s tomb, allowing scholars to reunite surviving blocks and restore the monument’s story. Casts of many fragments now stand once more in their original places, returning honour, rather fittingly, to the man who once received Egypt’s gold." I love Horemheb very much and have long wanted to draw something for him. He is one of the greatest people to emulate.

[awinterrosesstuff]

Egyptian mythology : Horus - Falcon god of sky, sun and moon, god of pharaos

[reno-matagot]

"A wise word is more hidden than an emerald. Yet it is found among humble servants who grind grain." Ptah-hotep

" Une parole sage est plus cachée que l'émeraude. Pourtant, on la trouve auprès d'humbles serviteurs qui broient le grain.''

[cowboykitti]

[sphymx09-blog]

Harpocrates

                                                    Horus, the child

A cosmic deity: the morning sun

As a child god, Harpocrates is connected to the young rising sun, the reborned sun.

To the Egyptians, his childlike features recall the morning sun that is beautiful but still weak and harmless.

A royal deity: the child ruler

Harpocrates is usually seen as the personification of the crowned prince or of a child ruler.

He is considered to be the promise of a bright future.

A people’s god: the infant

Harpocrates represents Egyptian children in society. He is portrayed as weak and dependant on his mother, Isis.

In mythology, he is exposed to injustices: Seth removes him from his throne.

Egyptian myths also shows how his life is frail and constantly threatened: Harpocrates nearly dies after being stinged by a scorpion.

Despite being weak, Harpocrates symbolizes the bright future and has to be cherished and protected.

In the Late Period, Harpocrates protects children against wild animals.

Harpocrates can be depicted as...

a naked child wearing the child lock and sucking his index finger

Harpocrates is related to...

Isis (his mother)

Osiris (his father)

Harpocrates can be equated with...

Horus (of whom he is a specific form)

child gods (Ihy, Nefertum, Shed...)

[saintvader]

1000 PIC SPAM CHALLENGE | EGYPTIAN GODS | HORUS (027)

[waduso]

Temple of Edfu