Horus, the falcon was the most ancient god for Egypt as Horus cult goes back to much earlier time than the Egyptian pre-dynastic period. The ancient Egyptians were keen to choose the ultimate skilled hunting bird to patronize as the hunt was one main source for survival at that time. The admiration for Horus continued once Egyptians found another valuable virtue in the falcon which was the valor and the fearlessness and that once they observed it while hunting a prey could be four times bigger than itself. That virtue inspired the Egyptian warriors the skill and the courageousness in battles and motivated them to present their invocation to Horus for his protection.
F-1, The Egyptian falcon,painted by Yasser Kamel
The skill of hunt for the ancient Egyptians was a required feature for a patron god which the falcon enjoyed as well as many other gods did. Horus’s eternal enemy and rival Seth seemed according to the Egyptian myth to share Horus the skill of hunt. Osiris and Isis myth mentions how Seth while hunting in a night lit by the moon, managed to find Osiris dead body then worked on destroying it. But Horus surpassed his enemy and prevailed over his rivals then had the whole Egyptian lands under his domain.
F-2, Narmer Tablet, the Egyptian museum.
Ancient Egyptians recorded their unification history on Narmer tablet which was about 3200 B.C, where they described the victory of Narmer , the upper Egyptian king over lower Egypt kingdom with the support of Horus who had captured and hunted for Narmer 6000 captive in that war “F-3”.
By Yasser Kamel for Museumegypt,Copyright@museumegypt. All rights reserved.
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