Horus '(the) great black (one)'. The Greek form of "Her-ur" (or "Har wer") is Haroeris. Other variants include "Hor Merti" 'Horus of the two eyes' and "Horkhenti Irti". Horus gradually took on the nature as both the son of Osiris and Osiris himself. He was referred to as Golden Horus Osiris. In the temple of Denderah he is given the full royal titulary of both that of Horus and Osiris. Some accounts have Horus Osiris being brought back to life by Isis, but there is no proven connection with the story of Jesus, as some have suggested, and many serious scholars
The Horus Heresy (novels) series became a sales success in its category. "Horus Rising" by Dan Abnett, the opening title, set the pace shortly after its release, topping "Locus" magazine's "Locus Bestsellers: Gaming-Related" list of August 2006; practically every title in the series had achieved the same or similar performance on this chart. "Horus Rising"s January 2011 CD audiobook release also appeared in ranked sales lists: the (abridged) edition was number 15 in a related chart published by "The Bookseller", covering 2011 UK sales up to September. "Legion" by Abnett, and "Battle for the Abyss" by Ben Counter, were listed in Nielsen BookScan's list