Egyptian religion was filled with magical symbols, amulets, and totems. The Eye of Horus, often called the Wadjet or Wedjat ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

But more than a century later, a researcher has presented a new theory about the clay artifacts: They were part of a funerary ritual dedicated to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife.

Known as the Awakening of Osiris, the ancient ritual sought ... "Books of the Underworld and Sky", in which the god Horus holds up a “res” symbol in order to revive the mummy of a dead pharaoh ...