Q 01/05

Egyptologists think the bird depicted as Horus was most likely a peregrine or which other species?

A) A lanner

B) A saker

C) A kestrel

D) A merlin

Answer · why

A) A lanner

His name in hieroglyphs simply means 'Falcon', and he was shown either as the bird itself or as a man with its head.

Q 02/05

In the most common tradition, Horus is the son of which divine couple?

A) Nephthys and Set

B) Nut and Geb

C) Hathor and Ra

D) Isis and Osiris

Answer · why

D) Isis and Osiris

He plays the key role in the great myth as his father's heir and the rival of the uncle who murdered him.

Q 03/05

Which god murdered Horus's father and fought his nephew for the throne of Egypt?

A) Thoth

B) Anubis

C) Set

D) Sobek

Answer · why

C) Set

He was the god of deserts, storms and disorder, usually shown as a mysterious beast that no one has identified.

Q 04/05

According to Egyptian belief, Horus's right eye was the sun. What was his left eye?

A) Venus

B) The moon

C) The Nile

D) The North Star

Answer · why

B) The moon

They were said to cross the sky as he flew over it in falcon form.

Q 05/05

What was the ancient Egyptian word for the Eye of Horus symbol?

A) Shen

B) Ankh

C) Djed

D) Wedjat

Answer · why

D) Wedjat

From the New Kingdom the term meant the 'whole' or 'uninjured' eye, and it was one of the most common amulet designs of all.