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Horus (falcon symbol) was the son of Osiris and one of the most important Egyptian deities. He was a member of the great Ennead, the oldest deities in Egyptian history.

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Source record No.Egypt-10C-051MediumReliefMaterialStone [?]OrientationObverseImage date2004CreatorDennis JarvisSource notesRameses II receiving blessing from Seth and Horus.

Source record No.Funerary Stele of TjrereiMediumSteleMaterialStoneOrientationObverseImage date2014CreatorOsama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)Source notesThe deceased (the 3rd one on the right and is the tallest) makes offering to the god Osiris, god Horus, and goddess Isis. At the upper part, the winged sun-disc (with 2 cobras) appears above 2 images of the Eye of Horus. Funerary stele of Tjrerei for Ra-Horakhty. From Egypt. Roman period, 1st to 2nd century CE. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany.

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Mythological stories including Horus

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  Egyptian Memphis Creation myth

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  The world and men were created by Ptah, the Egyptian deity associated with creation (and sometimes craft). The deity envisioned his creation and made it into reality through the spoken word. He created the other major Egyptian deities who would rule in their respective areas.

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  Egyptian Hermopolis Creation myth

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  Before the world began, eight deities called the Ogdoad (sometimes the 'Ennead') were separated into four men and four women. They lived in primedal water and rose out of the water to create what we know as land, the sun, and everything else we inhabit on Earth.

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