Domains & Iconography
Domains: sky, protection
Iconography: falcon‑headed, double crown
Edfu Texts
At Edfu, extensive Ptolemaic inscriptions narrate Haroeris’ combats and triumphs, staging a liturgical theatre of protection. Festivals, offerings, and processions affirm his guardianship of the throne and the city.
Kom Ombo Pairing
At Kom Ombo, Haroeris shares a twin temple with Sobek; mirrored sanctuaries dramatize harmony of sky‑falcon and river‑crocodile—balanced powers protecting borders and fertility.
Iconography & Legacy
Falcon‑headed with double crown, he embodies state stability; architectural fragments and reliefs preserve his public charisma as watchful lord of gates and skies.
Sources & References
See also
Horus
Sky-falcon and patron of kingship; opponent of Seth and son of Isis and Osiris in Osirian myth.
Horus Behdety
Horus of Edfu, defender of order; the winged sun (Behdety) crowns gateways as victory sign.
Anubis
Jackal god of embalming and necropolis guardianship; overseer of the weighing of the heart.
Sekhmet
Lioness goddess, a fierce Eye of Ra who subdues chaos; paired with healing and apotropaic rites.