Also called Haroeris, Heru-wer, Arueris, Horus the Great.
Their story
Horus the Elder is the great sky falcon whose right eye was the sun and left eye the moon. In the Heliopolitan family he is sometimes counted as a son of Geb and Nut and a brother of Osiris, and Plutarch says he was born on the second of the five extra days. At Kom Ombo he shared a double temple with Sobek, and his other centres included Qus and Letopolis. Egyptians did not always separate him sharply from Horus son of Isis, and the forms overlap.
Best times to give to them
- the second epagomenal day (his birthday)
- dawn
What they like being given
- bread
- water
- incense
- eye-shaped amulet
How to honour them
- Ask for clear sight, in both body and mind.
- Honour him on the second of the five extra days.
How they can help you
- clarity
- protection
- eye health alongside medical care
- leadership
Symbols
- falcon
- Double Crown
- two eyes
The boundaries between the different forms of Horus were fluid in Egyptian thought.
Sources
- Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride 12
- Kom Ombo temple inscriptions
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
More Egyptian gods
- Osiris Lord of the afterlife and new growth
- Horus The falcon, protector of the rightful king
- Ra The sun who sails the sky
- Thoth Scribe of the gods, lord of wisdom
- Anubis Guardian and guide of the dead
- Khonsu The Traveller, the moon who heals
- Amun The hidden king of the gods at Thebes
- Ptah Creator by word and patron of craftsmen