My grandparents were
the sky goddess, and the earth god, they had four children. Two of the four
children are my parents, Osiris and Isis. The other two are my aunt and uncle,
Set and Nepthys. And because my father
was the oldest so he became the King of Egypt and married his sister, also
known as my mom. Which to be quite honest is really weird because when I grew
up my mother and I were married and we had children... Weird right? Tell me about
it. Anyways to get back to my story, my Uncle Set was really jealous of my dad.
One day he became so jealous that he killed my dad and chopped him up and
spread the pieces all throughout Egypt. My mother was so upset she cried for a
very long time. My Aunt Nepthys felt so bad for her that they set out to find
the pieces of my father to resurrect him. Once they found all the pieces and
put him back together, they wrapped him and prepared him for mummification. But
my mom thought that he was irresistible and she brought him back to life just
long enough that she became pregnant with me! Then bye-bye daddy, he was off to
become the god of the underworld. Soon enough I was born, me, Horus, the
hawk-god, the god of power and vengeance. What a name, its got such a nice ring
to it don’t ya think? Once I was a grown man, I decided that I was the rightful
king. So I went and told the court of the gods what I thought and they set up a
contest. Uncle Set and I argued over this for eighty years, and in one of our
battles he ripped out my moon eye. Uncle Set did not play fair either, one day
my mom felt really bad for me so she trapped her brother. He cried and begged
and pleaded for his life so she let him go. I. was. FURIOUS!!! After the way I treated
my mother its not wonder the other gods hated me. They called for one more
match between me and my uncle. They let him choose the battle, it was to race
boats made out of stone. I wanted to win so badly, I cheated and made my boat out of wood, and covered it with limestone to make it look stone. Uncle Set made his out of the top of a mountain. When the day of the race came, Unlce Set's boat sank right away, mine sailed on. He became furious, and turned himself into a hippopotamus, and attacked my boat. The battle went back and forth of who was winning, but finally I had him, I was just about to kill him but the court of gods stopped me. The court sent a letter to my father to see what his opinion on the situation was, he wrote back saying: "
Resolution.
The gods contacted Osiris, and asked his opinion. Osiris said that his son should be the King. So Horus is crowned King of Eygpt and he kills Set.
Climax.
The climax of this myth is when Set calls for a final challenge. The challenge is to make a boat out of stone and race the boats. Horus cheats and makes his out of wood, Set cuts off the top of a mountain and uses that as his boat. Set's boat sinks right away, and Horus sails on. Set becomes angry and turns himself into hippopotamus, and attacks Horus. Horus almost kills Set but the gods stop him before he can.
Conflict.
In this particular myth the conflict is between Horus and his Uncle Set. The conflict is about who shall rule as the King of Egypt. Horus and set fight for eighty years until Horus wins and his father and other Gods side with him to give him the right as King.
Character Development.
Horus: Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. He is a strong man and known as the hawk god. He is mean, and only thinks of himself. His eyes are the sun and the moon. This made his worshippers starry-eyed with wonder. The Eye of Horus, actually was more of a squint. Horus had just one eye, after he lost it in battle. He had a falcon on his head but we don't know its name.
Isis: Mother of Horus. She is kind and forgiving, she sets Set free after she traps him. She is known as the goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility.
After Horus grew up and defeated Set she settled down to enjoy royal life, stating functions in her role as King's Mother. Isis was a part of a Roman cult.
Osiris: Father of Horus, murdered by his brother Set. Set cut him into 14 pieces and distributed him all over Egypt. His wife found the pieces and put him back together. She ressurected him and became pregant with Horus. He descended to the Underworld where he became their god.
Set: Uncle of Horus, killed his brother Osiris for the throne. Known as the god of evil, and chaos. He fought Horus for the throne for eighty years, ripping out one of his eyes. Then by points Horus won in the final battle.
Setting of the Diety's Place of Origin
Horus was born in Upper Egypt, he grew up there and took over his Uncle Set's place on the throne as the rightful king of Egypt.
Three Cultural Pieces of Horus.
1. The Eye of Horus
The Eye of Horus is an Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health. The eye stands for the goddess Wadjet, also known as "The Eye of Ra." Wadjet was the guardian deity of lower Egypt and the major Delta shrine. When people died, amulets were often made in the shape of the Eye of Horus. Wadjet or Eye of Horus is "the central element" of seven bracelets found on the mummy of Shoshenq ll. Wedjat was intended to protect the pharaoh in the afterlife, and ward off evil.
2. The Hawk
Different forms of Horus are recorded in history, these forms may be different perceptions of the same multi-layered deity. He was most often depicted as a falcon, mostly a peregrine, or as a man with a falcon head. The earliest recorded form of Horus is the deity of Nekhen, who is the first known national god. He is specifically related to the king who was regarded as a manifestation of Horus in life and Osiris in death. Horus served many functions in the Egyptian pantheon, most known as the god of the sun, war and protection.
3. Patron Deity
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