Horus is the War God and the child of Isis and Osiris. He is also addressed as the Sky God or the “Distant One”. Horus has many symbols, some of which include the Eye of Horus and the Falcon. Horus’s appearance is portrayed as a hawk / falcon headed man, holding a sceptre and the Ankh. Horus proudly wears a white and red crown, where the two colours- white and red represent Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt respectively. His eyes are of two colours: gold and silver. His right eye is said to represent the Sun and the left eye is said to represent the Moon. This is also the reason why one of Horus’ eye shines brighter than the other as the sun shines brighter than the moon. According to one of the mythology stories, Horus lost his left eye (eye of the moon) in a battle with Seth when he was avenging his father, Osiris’ death. It got magically restored and healed by the Goddess Hathor. This is also a mythical explanation of the various phases of the moon. The ancient Egyptians believed that their Pharaoh was the “living Horus” who possessed superpowers and great stamina and strength. After the death of Osiris, the group of 9 Gods which were called the Ennead were brainstorming on who would take over the throne. Two contenders were shortlisted- Seth and Horus. While Seth was Osiris’ son and technically the logical successor, the Gods believed that he was still young and unprepared to rule Egypt. Seth on the other hand was more matured and experienced, but he also was the murderer of Osiris. That was when the Ennead decided to hold a competition and the winner would receive the kingship. Seth suggested that both of them can transform into a hippopotamus and dive into the Nile. The one who holds their breath longer would be the winner. This was suggested by Seth because he was associated with the deadly hippopotamus and he knew that he would win. Isis saw through Seth’s corrupt intentions and she came to Horus’ rescue and thrust a copper spear in his body and this made him lose the contest. Horus was then proclaimed by the Ennead as the rightful descendant to the throne and was then titled the “Lord of the two lands” of upper and lower Egypt.