Horus
c. 3000 BCE – 400 CEattested
Nekhen and all Egypt
- Egyptian
Falcon-headed son who avenged his father and became the model for every living pharaoh. The Eye of Horus, lost in the fight and restored, became the most used protective symbol in Egypt.
Known for
- the Eye of Horus
- every pharaoh is Horus
- combat with Set
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.