Ancient Egypt

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Horus

Horus
Horus

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Child Jesus
Jesus the Child

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Horus the Child
Horus the Child
TitleThe Sky god
Cult Center Edfu
Behdet in the Delta
Hierakonpolis
GenderMale
Father Osiris
Mother Isis
ConsortNot Married
Sons and DaughtersNo offspring
Siblings Anubis
Patron - Dominion god of light and goodness
Dedicated temples Kom Ombo
Edfu Temple
AppearanceFalcon headed man
Falcon

  • In the Legend of Osiris, Horus grows to manhood to avenge the death of his father Osiris, who was murdered by Horus' uncle Seth
  • Horus fought with Seth for the throne of Egypt, In the battle Horus lost one of his eyes, it was healed and reassembled by Thoth
  • Nothing escaped the watchful eye of the true Horus, the Eye of Horus became an important Egyptian symbol of power
  • Horus symbolizes leadership of all sorts and specifically the leadership demonstrated in the position of Ruler of the Two Lands.
  • The Pharaoh of Egypt was considered as the living Horus
  • The Egyptians observed in the falcon the quickness, intelligence, alertness and staying power of a just ruler
  • No wrongdoer escaped His claws

    History of Worship

  • Horus is known even before the advent of hieroglyphic from depictions on Pre-Dynastic pottery and walls, of falcons and standards with the falcon sitting atop them
  • Pre-Dynastic Period and Early Dynastic Period Pharaohs wrote their names within a serekh, a drawing of a palace with a falcon sitting upon its roof.
  • Early Christians in Egypt worshipped before the statues of Isis suckling the infant Horus, seeing in them Madonna and Child

    Comparison of Horus and Jesus the Child
    HorusJesus
  • The only begotten son of the God Osiris
  • The only begotten son of Jehovah, the Holy Spirit
  • Conceived by the virgin mother Isis, and born in a cave
  • Conceived by Mary the Virgin mother, and born in a stable
  • His birth was heralded by the star Sirius, the morning star. This event was announced by angels and witnessed by three solar deities
  • Date - 21 December (Winter Solstice)
  • His birth was heralded by the "star in the East.", announced by angels and witnessed by three wise men
  • Date - 25 December
  • Seth tried to murder him, Isis hid her baby in the marches from his evil uncle. Horus was raised by his mother on the floating island of Chemmis near Buto
  • Herod tried to have Jesus murdered, and the Virgin Mary escaped to Egypt seeking protection
  • Horus resisted temptation when taken to the desert of Amenta up in a high mountain by his rival uncle Seth, who tried to persuade him into dividing the throne of Egypt between them
  • Jesus resisted temptation when taken to the desert in Palestine up in a high mountain by his rival Satan.
  • Horus was regarded as the savior of humanity, and the conqueror of Seth
  • The main purpose for Horus' life was to fight and destroy evil
  • Horus said about his salvation criteria ""I have given bread to the hungry man and water to the thirsty man and clothing to the naked person and a boat to the shipwrecked mariner."
  • Jesus life focuses on the salvation of human kind
  • Jesus said on salvation "For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me..."
  • Horus did not marry or had children
  • The Four Sons of Horakhty, known as the "Four Sons of Horus" are in fact the sons of "Horus the Elder" or Ra-Horakhty (the Noon manifestation of Ra)
  • Jesus did not marry or have any children


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