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Statues of Horus on a street Hurghada Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

A street in Hurghada Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

Statues of Horus on a street Hurghada Egypt

These statues of the egyptian god Horus are on a main road near the airport in Hurghada Egypt. The name Horus is Greek. In Ancient Egypt he was known as `Heru` sometimes Hor or Har, which is translated as `the distant one` or `the one on high`from the preposition `hr` meaning `upon` or `above`. He was considered to be a celestial falcon, and so his name could be a specific reference to the flight of the falcon, but could also be seen as a more general solar reference. It is thought that the worship of Horus was brought into Egypt during the predynastic period