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The phrase, "The Living Horus" was used by Egyptian pharaohs who believed themselves to be an incarnation of the God Horus on Earth. In death, the pharaoh is associated with Osiris - god of the Underworld or Afterlife and the father of the God Horus. It is the god Osiris who grants the pharaoh everlasting life and the spirit of the deceased pharaoh is then associated with the constellation of Orion.
Osiris and Horus are the same deity in different manifestations: Horus represents the sun at dawn while Osiris is the sun at sunset when it disappears below the horizon. So, Osiris dies and is resurrected: to live again as Horus.
It's like when people used to say: "The King is dead! Long live the King!" The death of one pharaoh is swiftly followed by the ascension to the throne of his successor. When a pharaoh died, joining Osiris, the new pharaoh becomes the "Living Horus". Does that help?
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What does the epgytian horus mean?
Horus is the patron god of the living Pharaoh, rulers, law, war, young men, light, the sun.
Does horus mean forever in hell?
No; Horus is a Egyptian deity in symbolism a falcon, a god of sky, sun, and the living Pharaoh upon earth.
How does Horus help people?
The living Pharaoh is considered the incarnate of Horus.
Why is Horus prince of all gods?
He is not, Horus is the personification of the living Pharaoh.
Is Horus a pharaoh?
In a way; Horus was considered the current living Pharaoh.
What is horus's date of death?
Horus is a mythological deity, not a person living or dead.
Who does horus work for?
No one; Horus is the embodiment of the living Pharaoh according to myth.
Who is the Egyptian god of the living?
Horus.
A Pharaoh vis-a-vis Horus?
A Pharaoh to the ancient Egyptians was the living Horus on earth.
What connection did horus and the Egyptians pharaohs have?
Horus was believed to be the embodiment of the living Pharaoh on Earth.
Did horus ever have a pyramid built for him when he died?
Horus is a Egyptian deity, not a living/dead person.
Was Horus a Christian?
If you mean the Horus from ancient Egypt, no, he was not a Christian.
