{"id":6764,"date":"2012-06-01T01:10:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T06:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2012-05-30T17:24:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T22:24:29","slug":"perspectives-on-the-male-divine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2012\/06\/01\/perspectives-on-the-male-divine-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives on the Male Divine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Child of the Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the temperature is rising.\u00a0 As the days become warmer, many of us begin to revert to the practices of the ancients.\u00a0 We once again become sun-worshippers.\u00a0 We lather pleasant smelling lotions on our skins and offer ourselves up to the Sun God.\u00a0 We bask in His glory and offer Him outrageous acts of worship (waterskiing, anyone?).\u00a0 As our skin begins to darken, we come to resemble desert peoples so, I offer one of the desert\u2019s greatest Sun Gods, Horus.<\/p>\n

Background and History<\/strong><\/p>\n

The history of Horus, the Great Falcon, is jumbled to say the least.\u00a0 The name we call him today, Horus, comes from the Greek language.\u00a0 He was called Hor, Heru, or Har in ancient Egypt.\u00a0 Horus began as a war and sky god.\u00a0 He originally was seen as the son of Ra, however, later became the son of Isis and Osiris.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 The author has been unable to locate any source that explains why this happened.\u00a0 What is known, is that there were several falcon gods throughout Egypt, and it appears that they all were eventually syncretized into one God with at least 15 different paths.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

Variations of Horus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harsiesis<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps the path most familiar to most.\u00a0 Son of Isis and Osiris.\u00a0 Depicted as an infant under the protection of his mother.\u00a0 Isis protects Horus from his uncle Set.\u00a0 Worshippers ask Harsiesis to plead with Isis for their protection.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

Harpokrates:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Another familiar form, this Horus is depicted as an infant suckling Isis\u2019 breast.\u00a0 Harpokrates wears a royal crown with the upright cobra.\u00a0 He is also seen as a youth with full sidelocks holding a snake in one hand and a scorpion in the other while standing on crocodiles.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

Harmakhet:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physical form is the sphinx or ram-headed sphinx.\u00a0 Harmakhet is the morning sun and Khephri\u2019s companion.\u00a0 His is the holder of all knowledge that is secret.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

Haroeris:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHorus the Elder\u201d.\u00a0 Haroeris is the patron of Upper Egypt, and one of the oldest aspects of Horus.\u00a0 In this variation, Horus was brother of Osiris and husband of Hathor.\u00a0 Isis was another of his numerous wives, and bore Haroeris four sons.\u00a0 Haroeris is seen as the falcon-headed man, and was the conqueror of Set.[6]<\/a><\/p>\n

General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pharoah was considered Horus\u2019 human counterpart.\u00a0 Due to this, Horus was believed to favor and protect all pharaohs.\u00a0 The majority of Egypt\u2019s rulers placed an image of Horus at the top of their palaces.\u00a0 Only two known pharaohs, Sekhemhib <\/em>and Khasekhemwy<\/em>, deviated from this tradition.\u00a0 Sekhemhib placed Set at the top of his palace, and Khasekhemwy placed both Horus and Set on his.[7]<\/a><\/p>\n

Symbols:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Bull, hawk\/falcon, Sphinx, young men, dutiful sons, Winged Disk, weapons, blacksmiths, iron, the Sun, Pharaoh[8]<\/a><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Ancient Egypt Online, \u201cGods of Ancient Egypt:\u00a0 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk\/horus\/html>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/a> Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/a> Tour Egypt, \u201cThe Gods of Ancient Egypt \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.touregypt.net\/godsofegypt\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[4]<\/a> Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[5]<\/a> Tour Egypt, \u201cThe Gods of Ancient Egypt \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.touregypt.net\/godsofegypt\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[6]<\/a> Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[7]<\/a> Ancient Egypt Online, \u201cGods of Ancient Egypt:\u00a0 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk\/horus\/html>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[8]<\/a> Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Child of the Sun \u00a0   In the Northern Hemisphere, the temperature is rising.\u00a0 As the days become warmer, many of us begin to revert to the practices of the ancients.\u00a0 We once again become sun-worshippers.\u00a0 We lather pleasant smelling lotions on our skins and offer ourselves up to the Sun God.\u00a0 We bask in His glory and offer Him outrageous acts of worship (waterskiing, anyone?).\u00a0 As our skin begins to darken, we come to resemble desert peoples so, I offer one of the desert\u2019s greatest Sun Gods, Horus. Background and History The history of Horus, the Great Falcon, is jumbled to say the least.\u00a0 The name we call him today, Horus, comes from the Greek language.\u00a0 He was called Hor, Heru, or Har in ancient Egypt.\u00a0 Horus began as a war and sky god.\u00a0 He originally was seen as the son of Ra, however, later became the son of Isis and Osiris.[1]\u00a0 The author has been unable to locate any source that explains why this happened.\u00a0 What is known, is that there were several falcon gods throughout Egypt, and it appears that they all were eventually syncretized into one God with at least 15 different paths.[2] Variations of Horus Harsiesis:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Perhaps the path most familiar to most.\u00a0 Son of Isis and Osiris.\u00a0 Depicted as an infant under the protection of his mother.\u00a0 Isis protects Horus from his uncle Set.\u00a0 Worshippers ask Harsiesis to plead with Isis for their protection.[3] Harpokrates:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another familiar form, this Horus is depicted as an infant suckling Isis\u2019 breast.\u00a0 Harpokrates wears a royal crown with the upright cobra.\u00a0 He is also seen as a youth with full sidelocks holding a snake in one hand and a scorpion in the other while standing on crocodiles.[4] Harmakhet:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physical form is the sphinx or ram-headed sphinx.\u00a0 Harmakhet is the morning sun and Khephri\u2019s companion.\u00a0 His is the holder of all knowledge that is secret.[5] Haroeris:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHorus the Elder\u201d.\u00a0 Haroeris is the patron of Upper Egypt, and one of the oldest aspects of Horus.\u00a0 In this variation, Horus was brother of Osiris and husband of Hathor.\u00a0 Isis was another of his numerous wives, and bore Haroeris four sons.\u00a0 Haroeris is seen as the falcon-headed man, and was the conqueror of Set.[6] General Information Pharoah was considered Horus\u2019 human counterpart.\u00a0 Due to this, Horus was believed to favor and protect all pharaohs.\u00a0 The majority of Egypt\u2019s rulers placed an image of Horus at the top of their palaces.\u00a0 Only two known pharaohs, Sekhemhib and Khasekhemwy, deviated from this tradition.\u00a0 Sekhemhib placed Set at the top of his palace, and Khasekhemwy placed both Horus and Set on his.[7] Symbols:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bull, hawk\/falcon, Sphinx, young men, dutiful sons, Winged Disk, weapons, blacksmiths, iron, the Sun, Pharaoh[8]   [1] Ancient Egypt Online, \u201cGods of Ancient Egypt:\u00a0 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk\/horus\/html>. [2] Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>. [3] Tour Egypt, \u201cThe Gods of Ancient Egypt \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.touregypt.net\/godsofegypt\/horus.htm>. [4] Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>. [5] Tour Egypt, \u201cThe Gods of Ancient Egypt \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.touregypt.net\/godsofegypt\/horus.htm>. [6] Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>. [7] Ancient Egypt Online, \u201cGods of Ancient Egypt:\u00a0 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk\/horus\/html>. [8] Egyptian Myths, \u201cAncient Egypt:\u00a0 the Mythology \u2013 Horus,\u201d 19 May 2012 <http:\/\/www.egyptianmyths.net\/horus.htm>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6764"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6573,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6764\/revisions\/6573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}