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This research is entitled as Hr sȜ Wsir ‘Horns, the son of Osiris The myth of Osiris centers around three main events: the murder of Osiris by his brother Seth, the posthumous conception and birth of Osiris’s son Horns, and the conflict between Horns and Seth. Osiris became king of the netherworld, and Osiris posthumous son, Horns the child proceeded to fight with Seth over the inheritance of his father, both on the battlefield and in court, and he finally triumphed over Seth. This god appeared with different epithets as being ‘He who rows the m'ndt bark’, ‘Courage gives him strength Knt', ‘He who is cleansed by Thoth after his mother Isis gave him birth’, ‘His strength is given to the king’, and ‘The king is his son sȜ, killing a crocodile smȜ sgȜ‟. ‘Horns, the son of Osiris’ also appeared with different iconography; as being a ‘Human’, ‘Falcon’, or ‘Falcon-headed sphinx’. The objectives of the research: • This research aims to study and analyze the god Hr sȜ Wsir in ancient Egypt until the end of the Greaco-Roman period. • It aims to collect the published and unpublished representations of the god in the temples and tombs of Egypt in order to better understand his forms, functions, titles and his relation with other deities. • It also aims to focus the light on ‘The myth of Osiris’. The research framework: The research framework is an artistic study, for tracing the scenes of the god ‘Horns, the son of Osiris’ The research type: The research is a combined study between both descriptive and analytical sides.
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