Horus is the Falcon-God 'Lord of the Sky' and symbol of divine kingship. Horus was represented either as a falcon-headed man or as a falcon. Horus, in the shape of a falcon was worshiped in Hierakonpolis in Upper Egypt (north of Edfu). The name Horus comes from the Egyptian word 'Hor', which translates as 'face'. The name 'Horus' stems from the ancient Egyptian word 'hr' (her) which in its simple form was the preposition 'above' Horus the falcon soars above all the land and its inhabitants, and was, the natural symbol of the King who reigns over all Egypt. The Kings of the predynastic Egypt were known as the followers of Horus. In this period, Horus was known as the son of Isis and Osiris and inherited the throne of his father. The sky was represented by the wings of Horus and his two eyes symbolized the sun and the moon, with the right eye being the sun and the left, the moon. The phrase 'the eye of Horus' usually refers to the moon eye. It was this eye that was lost to Seth and later, after being recovered, presented to Osiris to aid him in his resurrection. The falcon was sacred to Horus from the earliest times and the image of a falcon on its perch became the hieroglyph symbol representing the word 'God'. In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh was seen as a manifestation of the 'living Horus' on the throne of Egypt and each succeeding Pharaoh used the name of Horus as the first of his titles. Horus took anew form in the late Period (747 B.C.), when he became a popular god and was represented as a naked child standing above a crocodile holding in his hands snakes, scorpions and lions. Therefore Horus became known as a healer for the people with snake bites and scorpion stings.
          One of the most famous scenes of Horus is the representation of the falcon (Horus) perched on a throne behind the head of King Khafre, the builder of the second pyramid at Giza.

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