>>13555931Subsequently, Horus and Set meet the gods in order to settle the question of who should rule Egypt. Set is first to present his claim, and after telling the gods his story, summons his semen. To his great surprise, his semen answers him from the Nile, thus invalidating his claim. Next, Horus tells his side of the story, and summons his semen, who answers him from inside Set. Therefore, Horus was declared the winner. Nevertheless, the story does not end there, as the judgment of the gods continued for another 80 years. In the end, however, Set is unable to overcome Horus, who is declared ruler of Egypt.
Horus as God of the Sky
In addition to being a god associated with kingship, Horus was also regarded as the god of the sky. As mentioned earlier, Horus’s left eye was thought to be the Moon. His right eye, on the other hand, was believed to be the Sun. In addition, his wings were considered to be the sky, and the winds were the results of their movement. Moreover, the speckled feathers on Horus’s breast were thought to be the stars. As the sky and the heavenly bodies, Horus was thought to be a celestial falcon, rather than a falcon-headed man. And as you might expect, the hieroglyphic symbol for the god is a falcon.
Horus’s role as the sky god is also reflected in a number of his titles. One of them, for instance, is Heru-merty meaning ‘Horus of Two Eyes’, the ‘two eyes’ referring to the Sun and Moon. Another is Herakhty meaning ‘Horus of the Two Horizons’, an allusion to the rising and setting of the sun. In this form, Horus is often combined with Ra, another important ancient Egyptian god. Like Horus, Ra is also depicted as a falcon-headed man. As a solar deity, however he is depicted with a solar disc on his head. Incidentally, there were also other local gods who were depicted as falcons / falcon-headed men including Sokar and Montu , whose cult centers were at Memphis and Thebes respectively.