But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the ... Museum of Art in New York City.

Its use both in burial practice and in artwork speaks to the strong connection to health, power, and favor with the gods in Egyptian culture. The Eye of Horus, especially in the form of the wedjat ...

Horus was one of the most widely worshiped deities in the Egyptian pantheon. A sky god, a god of kings, and even a sun god at times, he was already worshiped in the Predynastic period (before 3200 ...

A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by G Hart (London ... Her doctoral thesis was on the inscriptions in the Temple of Horus at Edfu in Upper Egypt. She has lectured on ancient Egypt ...