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Egyptian god associated with the living pharaoh, often shown with the head of a falcon; son of Osiris and Isis; opponent of the god Seth
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deity - Egyptian god, son of Osiris and Isis
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God of the sky and protector of the pharaoh who was likened to him, Horus could either be depicted as a falcon-headed man. As the son of Osiris and Isis, he was often represented as infant (Harpocrates) with a finger held to his lips
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Egyptian sun god: in Egyptian mythology, the god of the sun, the sky, and goodness, usually depicted as having a falcon's head. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris.
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