Page Strong | March 28, 2009
There are many versions of the myth that portrays the battle between Horus and Seth for the roll of king of all Egypt. Despite the many different versions of the myth, they all agree that Horus lost one of his eyes, the god of the moon and wisdom, Thoth, was able to replace the eye using magic. From that day forth, the left eye of Horus represented the moon and was black while the right eye symbolized the sun and was white.
Category: Amulet, Ancient Egypt, Deity, Eye of Horus, Horus |
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Page Strong | March 20, 2009
Commonly considered the god of chaos, and thus an evil god, Seth may be more diverse than that simple definition illustrates. To understand the character of the god, his mythical character must be examined from many perspectives, including the time periods he was worshipped and the geographic locations where he was worshipped.
Category: Ancient Egypt, Deity, Isis, Osiris, Seth |
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Tags: ancient, Ancient Egypt, apophis, Book of the Dead, chaos, Deity, egypt, evil, geb, god, good, hibis, Horus, Isis, khargha, myth, nile, nut, oasis, Osiris, pyramid, Ra, sarcophagus, Seth, Temple
