Heru-Behdeti
deity Egyptian single tradition · 1
Heru-Behdeti, also known as Horus of Behdet (Edfu) or Haidith in Greek, is an earlier, Egyptian version of Horus. Thoth allowed him to take the form of the solar disk to assist Re-Horakhty, or Ra-Hoor-Khuit, in a battle against Set and his army.
When
- Attested period
- -700 – -500
- Historical notes
- Appears on Stele 666, a Dynasty 25 or 26 offering stele.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Set
- allied with
- Re-Horakhty, RA-HOOR-KHUIT
- manifests as
- solar disk
- aspect of
- Horus
- student of
- Thoth
- manifested by
- Horus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The earlier, Egyptian version, went by the name of Heru-Behdeti or Horus of Behdet (Edfu), Haidith in Greek. Thoth let him take the form of the solar disk to help a younger version of Horus—Re-Horakhty, or Ra-Hoor-Khuit—in a battle with Set and his army.”
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