13. Horus
In the judgment papyrus, Horus is seen as a man with a falcon head. The image of Horus in simulacrum appears in this same manner and is best seen while standing in the Hathor Chapel of Hatshepsut’s Temple. The Horus simulacrum is known to shape-shifts into two other images known to the neter; Horus the bird, and Horus the man who avenges his father’s death. The complicated manner in which the three forms of Horus appear actually works to confirm the simulacra phenomenon, due to the unlikely coincidence of all three forms of Horus being in this one location.
The simulacrum image of Horus as the crowned falcon is seen, as is the simulacrum image of the human Horus, which shows him smiting his father’s enemies with his raised arm. This specific simulacrum of Horus is amazing in that it shape-shifts into three known aspects of the deity Horus. The bird-headed judgment Horus, the bird Horus, and Horus as a man and avenger of his fathers death.
Horus the avenger is often depicted in relief smiting those who dare to threaten Egypt by holding the hair of the enemy, shaking him vigorously, and preparing to strike him with the battle-ax. The original concept comes from the mythology of Horus, who blames Seth for the death of his father, Osiris, and who seeks out retribution.
