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Horus:
He was the god of Edfu, son of Osiris and Isis. He is usually shown with a falcon’s head. Usually depicted as a hawk or as a man with the head of a hawk. Horus was not only a god of the sky but the embodiment of divine kingship and protector of the reigning pharaoh gradually the cults of other hawk gods merged with that of Hours and a complex array of myths became associated with him. According to one of the most common myths, he was the child of the goddess Isis, and in this role ”later known as Harpocrates”. he was usually depicted in human form with the side of youth and a finger to his mouth, often being seated on his mother’s lap.
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