Horus

Horus is the falcon god of the pharaohs and sky. Originally, he was the son of Geb and Nut. Later, he was reborn to Osiris and Isis.

Background
Horus was first born as the second child of Geb and Nut with Isis, Nephthys, Osiris, and Set as his siblings. In a later life, Osiris and Isis succeeded Ra as rulers of Egypt and reconceived their one-time brother. Osiris was soon killed by a jealous Set and Isis was forced to flee for both her life as well as that of her unborn son.

Despite being hounded by Set and his minions, Isis gave birth to Horus and also managed to recover Osiris' body even after it was destroyed by Set. Osiris was resurrected but he was still not fully restored, leaving him unable to fully return to life. Departing for the Duat, Osiris named Horus as his heir. Despite numerous attempts by his uncle to kill him, Horus would come of age and challenge Set for the throne. He would eventually triumph after seven years of battle and thus became the main hosting god of the pharaoh.

The Red Pyramid

 * When Julius Kane summons Osiris using the Rosetta Stone, he also unleashes Osiris' current and former siblings. Horus quickly takes Julius' son, Carter as his host by using his amulet as a medium. As Carter and his sister, Sadie, progress on their mission to stop Set from destroying North America, Horus aids the former by accelerating the development of his powers and offering knowledge and wisdom, constantly urging him to give up control of their shared body. When finally confronting his uncle, Set, in the Red Pyramid, Horus achieved a balance of minds with his host, allowing him to ultilize his full power.


 * However, he would have lost if Sadie/Isis had not exposed Apophis as the true mastermind behind Set's plan and forced the storm god into an alliance against the serpent. Horus withdrew soon after from Carter at the boy's request though he left some of his essence inside his amulet. Horus then reclaimed the throne of gods and asked Carter to join him in his rule who declined on the basis that he needed to train himself more.

Throne of Fire

 * In a dream Horus tells Carter the location of the first part of the Book of Ra and warns him that in five days Apophis will be strong enough to break free from his prison and consume the sun. Later in another dream Horus pulls Carter into the Duat and shows him the current disrepaired state of the Solar Barge, the dangers Ra's nightly journey faced, and finally the prison of Apohis in a form Carter can understand. Horus tries to dissuade Carter from returning Ra to the throne. Horus does not believe Ra has the strength to lead the gods into battle with Apophis. He states he told Carter about the Book of Ra because it has to be Carter's decision.


 * Carter channels Horus's power to break out of the Hermitage using the Fist of Horus. He later relizes that he used an emotional collection to do so. He uses it again to part the Nile and shortly after to wake Zia.


 * At the end, Horus steps aside allowing Ra to retake his throne. He swears alligence to Ra, but is doubtful of Ra's ability to recover or lead. Publicly, he shows a strong bond with Carter in front of the other gods, but privately he threatens Carter that if Ra's leadership dooms the world or if Apophis is defeated without Ra's aid and Horus was forced to abdicate for no reason then he will inflict a terrible curse upon Carter and his entire family for the humiliation he has caused him.

Personality
Horus is somewhat arrogant, annoying and self-centered but also brave and honorable. However in the Throne of Fire, Horus also apperars somewhat mean and demeaning.

Appearance
Horus always dresses as a warrior, wearing armor and armed with a khopesh. One of Horus's most distinguishing features are his different colored eyes&mdash;one is gold and the other silver. This is the result in having one of them stabbed out by Set. The eye was replaced by Thoth, who made it out of moonlight and thus created the Eye of Horus. Horus carries a black youth side lock, a long plait of hair, signifying that he physically appears to be around Carter's age of 14 even though he is 5,000 years old.

Powers and Abilities
Horus has all the standard powers of a god. He specializes in combat magic and is adept at strategy. When using a host, he can transform into a falcon.Being a war god he has a more increased strength, speed and accuracy than the other gods.

Relationships
Carter Kane: Although Carter often finds Horus obnoxious and Horus is continuously frustrated by Carter's refusal to surrender his body to Horus, the two have developed a mutual respect and friendship. This eventually plays a role in allowing them to synchronize their movements. This friendship is most clear when Horus leaves Carter's body and Carter is grieved by his absence. In the Throne of Fire, Horus is angry at Carter and Sadie for dethroning him and setting a senile god, Ra, on the throne. He shows Carter his vengeful side, saying that while he is still his ally and will lend him his powers when needed, he had cost him a throne and if they do not succeed he will squash Carter like a gnat and put a punishment on his family unlike that of ever before.

In Mythology
After Ra left the Earth, Egyptians believed Horus to be the sun god. In some stories, the various forms of Horus (baby, teenager, and adult) represented the path of the sun, as the infant Horus would be the baby at dawn, teenager at noon, and adult at dusk.

Furthermore, different stories give Horus different parents. Some claim him to be the son of Isis while others claim he is the son of Nut.

Trivia

 * While trying to leave the New York Metropolitan Museum Zia instructs Sadie to place the Sons of Horus at the cardinal directions. Horus' four sons are Duamutef, Imsety, Hapi and Qebehsenuef. They are most famous for protecting organs of the deceased and are often seen on canopic jars.
 * Horus is the only one out of the five gods (Set, Nephthys, Isis, and Osiris) to not have a significant other seen or mentioned in the Red Pyramid.
 * Horus is the only one of the five gods whose significant other isn't one of the five.
 * Although Ares should be his proper Greek equivalent, as they're both war gods, people consider Apollo to be his Greek equivalent as Horus is more disciplined unlike Ares, who's more like Sekhmet.
 * Hathor, the goddess of love and joy, is Horus's wife.
 * Horus says that his understanding of magic is quite basic: "Hit enemey with a sword until he's dead. If he rises hit him again. repeat as necessary." He then added that 'it worked agianst set'.