The History of The God Horus Khenty-khem and Horemakhet
by The ancient Egyptian God Horus is probably one of the most puzzling deities, appearing in many forms, but once you get to know him, you can put a hard puzzle together.
Horemakhet–Horus in the horizon
In this form, Horus was the sun at the early morning and the time before the sunrise. He takes the form a sphinx, a ram or a lion. Many believe that the Great Sphinx of Giza was built to honor Horemakhet or just a representation of this god. Others believe that the face of the Great Sphinx resembles the pharaoh Kafre during the fourth dynasty, needless to say, Horus was a falcon god or a man with the head of a falcon wearing crowns.
Horus was the vivid representation of the sun and the well of wisdom. One myth said, Prince Tuthmosis IV was hunting near the Sphinx, he felt pretty tired and decided to take a nap between its paws. Horemakhet visited the prince in his dream. The god told him that he was his father, and that one day he was going to be a pharaoh. The god told the prince that he would become the new ruler of Egypt if he removed the sand burying him. Tuthmosis agreed, he told the god that he would remove the sand right away. Horemakhet was true to his word because Tuthmosis became a pharaoh.
Khenty-khem
In this form, Horus became the patron of the blind. Khenty-khem’s eyes were the sun and the moon, and when they were visible, he was called Hor-Khenty-irty–”the god with two eyes on his brow” When his eyes were not visible he was called Hor-khenty-en-irty–”the god with no eyes” When he was blind, he was a dangerous god that would hurt anybody who got in his way.
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Post CommentRosettaartist1
On September 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm
I read somewhere that the Great Sphinx of Giza was likely to have been built to honor Horemakhet, so I think this is believable. Well written as always.