Horus the Elder
Horus the Elder is a primordial form of Horus whom Plutarch distinguishes from both Horus and Harpocrates. Plutarch, elaborating further on the same tradition reported by the Greeks, specified that the one "Horus" whom the Egyptians equated with the Greek Apollo was in fact "Horus the Elder", a primordial form of Horus whom Plutarch distinguishes from both Horus and Harpocrates.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worshipped from late prehistoric Egypt until Roman Egypt.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Apollo
- manifests as
- Horus
- co occurs with
- Andjety, Iah, Horus the Younger, Nephthys, Shu, Ra-Atum, Atum, Hathor, Ra, Geb, Nut, Tefnut
- sibling of
- Isis, Set, Nephthys, Osiris, Hoor-pa-kraat
- parent of
- Duamutef, Qebehsenuef, Hapy, Imsety
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“However, Plutarch, elaborating further on the same tradition reported by the Greeks, specified that the one "Horus" whom the Egyptians equated with the Greek Apollo was in fact "Horus the Elder", a primordial form of Horus whom Plutarch distinguishes from both Horus and Harpocrates.”
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“Osiris was at times considered the eldest son of the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut, as well as brother and husband of Isis, and brother of Set, Nephthys, and Horus the Elder, with Horus the Younger being considered his posthumously begotten son.”
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“Tefnut's grandchildren were Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys, and, in some versions, Horus the Elder.”
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“A passage in the Coffin Texts from the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BC) says they are the offspring of the goddess Isis and a form of Horus known as Horus the Elder.”
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