Much time has passed since the Egyptian era, though many remembrances of the egyptian God and Goddesses have traveled to today’s societies. Gods and Goddesses in egypt back in 3000 bc were seen and portrayed as very powerful beings which motivated and protected the egyptians from any threats. Horus is one of the most significant Gods from the egyptian era, known to be God of the sky and kingship. Ramesses II, an egyptian king worshipped Horus greatly and made many offerings to him. During the times that his brother Moses enforced plagues that the one and only true God wanted to be done and executed.
Horus began as a God of war and sky, whom was married to Hathor. Soon though Horus was known to be the opponent of Set, the son of Ra. During …show more content…
However as time passed the nature of their relationship changed. Set was the symbolic God of disorder and chaos, while Horus was the symbolic God of order. Horus represented daytime sky, while Set represented the nighttime sky. In early times the two were seen as being in a state of balance in which Horus and Set represented upper and lower Egypt. Often they were depicted together to symbolize the union of the upper and lower Egypt representation.
After time Horus was often considered to be Set's brother who was equal and the fight between them was eternal. However, the rise in importance of the Ennead, a visual family tree resulted in Horus being cast as the son of Osiris and thus the nephew of Set. This changed the nature of the conflict between them, now it was possible for Set to be defeated and for Horus to claim the throne of Egypt as his own. The gods back in the egyptian era formed a court decided to write a letter to Osiris and ask for his advice on who should be king of Egypt. Osiris responded with a definite answer: “my son is the rightful king, and should be placed upon the throne. No one,” said Osiris, “should take the throne of Egypt through an act of murder, as Set had done.” Set had killed Osiris, but Horus did hadn’t killed anyone, being the better candidate. The sun and the stars, who were Osiris’ allies, descended into the underworld, leaving the world in darkness. Finally, the gods agreed that Horus should claim his birthright as king of
Horus began as a God of war and sky, whom was married to Hathor. Soon though Horus was known to be the opponent of Set, the son of Ra. During …show more content…
However as time passed the nature of their relationship changed. Set was the symbolic God of disorder and chaos, while Horus was the symbolic God of order. Horus represented daytime sky, while Set represented the nighttime sky. In early times the two were seen as being in a state of balance in which Horus and Set represented upper and lower Egypt. Often they were depicted together to symbolize the union of the upper and lower Egypt representation.
After time Horus was often considered to be Set's brother who was equal and the fight between them was eternal. However, the rise in importance of the Ennead, a visual family tree resulted in Horus being cast as the son of Osiris and thus the nephew of Set. This changed the nature of the conflict between them, now it was possible for Set to be defeated and for Horus to claim the throne of Egypt as his own. The gods back in the egyptian era formed a court decided to write a letter to Osiris and ask for his advice on who should be king of Egypt. Osiris responded with a definite answer: “my son is the rightful king, and should be placed upon the throne. No one,” said Osiris, “should take the throne of Egypt through an act of murder, as Set had done.” Set had killed Osiris, but Horus did hadn’t killed anyone, being the better candidate. The sun and the stars, who were Osiris’ allies, descended into the underworld, leaving the world in darkness. Finally, the gods agreed that Horus should claim his birthright as king of