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Horus: The Divine Archer

By Marin Smallridge Also available as a Winning Paths Podcast episode “Straight be your arrows, Horus, your heart unstained.” If nothing else, it’s a way of saying the same thing—in ancient Egyptian lingo—about Horus, god of Egypt and divine archer, having a falcon-headed face that greets you from a thousand temple walls, standing head and shoulders in the pantheon of gods. His is a tale as twisted as one an Irishman might try to tell an American about hurling. You see, Horus isn’t just your average run-of-the-mill deity; he is the symbol of kingship, the personification of divine order, and one guy who had more family drama than a season of EastEnders. So, pull up a stool, pour a pint, and let’s pick apart the story of Horus, complete with all the sarcasm, wit, and wry humour that an Irishman can muster. And that’s where we start off—with the tangled web of Egyptian mythology. Horus…

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