Horus God of the Sky and Kingship, son of Osiris and Isis, was one of the main protector gods of the Ancient Egyptians as his mortal enemy was the deity who killed Osiris-Set the god of darkness and evil. Horus could be either be seen as a falcon or as a human with a falcon head. As Horus was worshiped from pre-dynastic Egypt to the Roman Era, his religious powers and responsibilities changed but not his falcon appearance.
This pair of ancient Horus statues are part of the Smithsonian collection in Washington D.C.
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