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Egypt: Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion. He was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times

Egypt: Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion. He was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times

Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national patron god. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.






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Jeff Dahl

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Pictures From History

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DRAGONS

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