The Pharaoh and The God Horus of Ancient Egypt

Horus is one of the oldest gods of Ancient Egypt. He is usually depicted with the head of a falcon and the body of a man. Horus is the recorded as the patron deity of Nekhen and is one of the first known national gods of Egypt. 

Horus

Horus, to the ancient Egyptians, was seen as being directly related to the king. In turn the king was thought to be a manifestation of Horus himself. The pharaoh was considered Horus in life, and Osiris in death. 

An artist's rendition of the god Horus

The Pharaohs were considered the children of Atum and Horus, which they used as the reason to justify Pharaonic power. Horus was the symbolization of cosmic and terrestrial forces, and the Pharaoh being the child of Horus in turn was thought to also have these powers. To Ancient Egyptians, because of the Pharaoh's connection, the Pharaoh was thought to have domain over all of the world. 

Horus (right) presenting Regalia to the Pharaoh (left)