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Horus
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Horus

Horus (/hɔːrəs/), also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor (/hɔːr/) in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history, and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists. These...

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Horus asper

speciesHorus asper

Horus brevipes

speciesHorus brevipes

Horus gracilis

speciesHorus gracilis

Horus granulatus

speciesHorus granulatus

Horus modestus

speciesHorus modestus

Horus montanus

speciesHorus montanus

Horus zonatus

speciesHorus zonatus

Horus obscurus

speciesHorus obscurus

Horus transvaalensis

speciesHorus transvaalensis

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Horus in Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.986

Horus in Selecta Fungorum Carpologia, Vol 2

Selecta Fungorum Carpologia, Vol 2

Louis-René & Charles Tulasne · 1863 · p.247

Horus in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.190

Horus in History of Rare Plants

History of Rare Plants

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.185

Horus in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.191

Horus in History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.205

Horus in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.702

Horus in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.702

Horus in History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia

History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia

Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.203

Horus in The Plants of Egypt

The Plants of Egypt

Prospero Alpini · 1592 · p.90

Horus in History of Rare Plants

History of Rare Plants

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.184

Horus in Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.210

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 644948.