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 
Horus, patron deity of Hierakonpolis, the predynastic capital of northern Egypt. Its head was cut off by beating the gold then connecting it with the copper body. A uraeus is fixed to the diadem which supports two feathers. The eyes are obsidian. 

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