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You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts. We were unable to process your request. However, during the fight, Seth rips out one of his eyes and cuts it into six pieces, which he spreads throughout Egypt. The gods entrust the lunar god Thoth to gather the parts and reconstruct the entire eye. Thus, the eye became the symbol of the victory of the god Horus , the victory that represents the triumph of good over evil.
Both symbolize an order that is in constant danger of extinction and must be restored as new in the same measure. The presentation of the eye of Horus by the pharaoh or the priest had the same basic meaning as the presentation of Maat. This ritual gesture was visible proof that all threats to order had been removed, and that justice and harmony ruled again.
The sacred eye is often seen held by a monkey, as an allusion to Thot, who healed the eye. Once healed, it even possessed its own characteristic perfume. The eye first symbolizes the evil repelled, but it also represents health and physical integrity, the unity of beings in a single entity, knowledge and total vision. In Egypt, it is found in many medallions, and they are destined to bring good luck to their owner.
Some explorers of ancient Egypt believed that they were able to have a better view of the seas and thus better reflect their course by wearing a pendant representing the wedjat or udjat. On the other hand, sometimes the symbol was painted on the arches of the ships.
It was believed that the Eye of Horus Amulet had healing and protective powers. It was used for the living especially as protection against disease and for the dead to prevent the disintegration of the embalmed body. Despite the uncertainties surrounding the origin and meaning of this sacred symbol, its use in Egyptian iconography is extensive and relatively clear. The eye was, above all, a protective mechanism, which is evident in the numerous updates represented on amulets, jewels, protective plates placed over the incision made during the embalming of the mummies, etc.
This protective aspect is probably part of the meaning of the two eyes that were usually painted on the left side of the sarcophagi during the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom.
Although the mummies were turned to the left side, suggesting that they could serve as windows to the outside world for the deceased, they undoubtedly had a protective function. In this same sense, the eyes of Horus painted on the bows of the ships had the same purpose of protection and guidance.
During the New Empire, the sacred eye was depicted abundantly, behind images of kings and gods as an emblem of protective force. To solve his problem, Ra simply placated the first eye by turning it into a uraeus and placing it over the other eyes on his forehead.
This cat Bastet was often used to protect Ra from a snake called Apep. This representation can also be confusing since the cat is linked to at least 7 other Egyptian gods. Many people believe that the Egyptians symbolize the Eye of Ra with the same image that used to symbolize the Eye of Horus. Some scholars think that the solar disk surrounded by two cobras uraeus was the Egyptian symbol for the Eye of Ra.
The Egyptians saw several goddesses as personifications of this symbol, including Bastet, Hathor, Mut, and Wadjet. It was often associated with the destructive power of the sun, but the Egyptians also used it to protect buildings and themselves. The eye of Ra was a symbol of royal authority. The eye of Ra was painted on amulets. It had a protective power for the Egyptian pharaohs , perhaps as a kind of ancient weapon [ Read more about ancient Egyptian Wars ].
However, the two are quite distinct. The eye of Ra represents the right eye, and the eye of Horus the left eye. Ra is the sun god , his power is quite close to the almighty gods of the monotheistic religions.
This is not the case with Horus, whose powers are limited and whose protection is mostly linked to physical integrity. A protective symbol.
The difference is that the eye of Ra is drawn as a right eye, while the eye of Horus is drawn as the left eye of Horus. The eye of Horus is a strong protective symbol , used for thousands of years by the Egyptians. It is associated with vision especially the power of vision between the afterlife and the world of the living , the protection of physical integrity and health.
Worn as an amulet around the neck, it protects the wearer. It should be noted that the Eye of Horus symbol corresponds to the location of the Third Eye, represented by the sixth chakra.
A thousand-year-old talisman used since antiquity, the eye of Horus has been able to cross the centuries to come and protect us. Wear it as a jewel to benefit from its health protection.
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