Ancient Egyptian Religion · deity
Horus the Elder (Harsomatus)
Harsomatus
also: Horus the Elder
deitythe elder sky-falcon
In some genealogies, an 'elder' Horus (Harsomatus) is the father of the younger Horus (son of Osiris).
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Who they are
In some Egyptian genealogies (especially the later 'syncrisis' that tried to merge the different traditions), there is an 'elder' Horus (Harsomatus, 'Horus of the South') who is the son of the original sky-falcon Horus and the father of the younger Horus (the son of Osiris and Isis) [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic. This is one of the genuine complications in Egyptian genealogy: the sources do not consistently distinguish the 'sky-falcon' Horus from the 'son of Osiris' Horus [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.
Worth knowing
- The 'elder' Horus in some genealogies [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.
Uncertainties & variants
- The 'two Horuses' are sometimes merged, sometimes distinct; the sources are not consistent [S4]S4 · Hornung, 'The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Dead' / 'Nile Religion' (academic)modern (translation & scholarship)academic.
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Family & kinship
PARENT_OFHorus — (In some genealogies) Horus the Elder (Harsomatus) is the parent of the younger Horus.[S4]
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