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Per Artnet, Tutankhamun’s coffins are meant to resemble Osiris, and Brown interprets the four staffs as the tools used by Horus to revive Osiris.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists identified the partial figures as Bastet, an Egyptian deity who often took the form of a cat, and Harpocrates, another form of the sun god Horus typically depicted as a child.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Excursions to the fabled temples of Esna, Horus, Khnum, and Kom Ombo, and the tombs of El Kab and Gebel el-Silsila, are included, with talks hosted by professional Egyptologists.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Musk also suggested selling life-size Temple of Horus Lego-like sets, composed of muck bricks.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 May 2018
The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The police department also posted a statement on social media back in July announcing that an anonymous donor had offered to purchase a headstone for Horus.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
Many citizens accuse the department of keeping details of Horus' death and burial hidden from the community.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists identified the partial figures as Bastet, an Egyptian deity who often took the form of a cat, and Harpocrates, another form of the sun god Horus typically depicted as a child.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Excursions to the fabled temples of Esna, Horus, Khnum, and Kom Ombo, and the tombs of El Kab and Gebel el-Silsila, are included, with talks hosted by professional Egyptologists.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
Musk also suggested selling life-size Temple of Horus Lego-like sets, composed of muck bricks.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 May 2018
The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The police department also posted a statement on social media back in July announcing that an anonymous donor had offered to purchase a headstone for Horus.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
Many citizens accuse the department of keeping details of Horus' death and burial hidden from the community.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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“Horus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Horus. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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