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Horus is one of the most ancient deities of the Ancient Egyptian religion. Represented as a falcon, his name is believed to mean 'the high' or 'the far off'and his earliest connections are to the sky and kingship, derived from being the son of Hathor or Nut, as a sun god. Because the cult of Horus survived for the whole of the Ancient Egyptian civilization that extended for ten thousand years, he gained many forms and associations.

Horus was usually represented as a man with a falcon's head. One important association is the Eye of Horus which was an Egyptian symbol of power and of the offerings made to the god Osiris and by extension, to all of the dead. In one myth cycle Horus' left eye is injured during his struggle with his uncle Set, who had murdered Osiris in an attempt to seize the Egyptian throne. The Eye of Horus, its injury, and subsequent restoration became an important symbol for the unified land of Egypt and in the funerary rites of the renewal after death.

Pop Culture

In the Stargate movie, the Horus were the boy attendants of Ra. When they were grown, they became the Horus-Guards, Ra’s soldiers and bodyguards, the champion became Anubis. In the show, the Horus-Guards are the lackies of Heru'ur. Their functions are to be bodyguards and Jaffa. (The Serpent-guards serve the same function for Apophis.)