Horus then deliberately spreads his own semen on some lettuce, which was Set's favorite food.
Due to his identification with temporal leadership, Horus came to be seen as the god who bestowed divinity upon the pharaoh.
Given its mythical particulars, Horus' nativity sequence calls out for comparison with other popular theogonies.
Given Horus' (at times indirect) association with life, death and rebirth, he played an important role in the development of Egyptian/Hellenistic mystery religion.
Horus' left eye had also been gouged out, which explained why the moon, which it represented, was so weak compared to the sun.
Horus is one of the most archaic gods of the classical Egyptian pantheon, one whose longevity is at least partially attributable to the syncretic incorporation and accommodation of various lesser deities and cults.
One common symbol associated with Horus in his celestial incarnation was the djed pillar, which was understood to represent the "pillar holding the sky above the earth.
According to ParksWatch and The World Conservation Union IUCN, Guatemala is considered the fifth Biodiversity Hot Spot in the world.
Iconographically, one of the most prominent sculptural images used by this cult was Neith/Isis bearing (or suckling) the infant Horus.
Ultimately, Horus also became identified with Ra as Ra-Herakhty r?-??r-3i??, literally "Ra, who is Horus of the two horizons."
Given the association between Horus and the celestial spheres, it was only a matter of time before an etiological myth arose to explain why one orb was brighter than the other.
When Ra assimilated Atum into Atum-Ra, Horus became considered part of what had been the Ennead.
The original name also survives in later Egyptian names such as Har-Si-Ese, literally "Horus, son of Isis.
Given its mythical particulars, Horus' nativity sequence calls out for comparison with other popular theogonies.
The gods first listen to Set's claim of dominance over Horus, and call his semen forth, but it answers from the river, invalidating his claim.