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Amulet of Re-Horakhty

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Re-Horakhty was a combination of the solar gods Re and Horus of the Horizon, both of whom promised eternal life after death by equating a person’s rebirth with the rising of the sun each dawn.

Connections

Deities Horus

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 134573 tier-2
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