Horus Lucky and Unlucky Days of papyrus Cairo 86637. Horus was occasionally shown in art as a naked boy with a finger in his mouth sitting on a lotus with his mother. In the form of a youth, Horus was referred to as "nfr ḥr.w" "Good Horus", transliterated Neferhor, Nephoros or Nopheros (reconstructed as ). The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities, in this case from Horus or Ra. The symbol is seen on images of Horus' mother, Isis, and on other deities associated with her. In the Egyptian language, the word
Horus Heresy (fictional event) phases of the crusade, the Emperor promotes Horus Lupercal, his most trusted and versatile , to the position of Warmaster ( of Imperial armed forces), and overall leader of the Crusade. The Emperor then leaves the Crusade and returns to Terra, where he remains in relative isolation. He relegates administration of the Imperium to a civilian authority the and in an undertaking kept secret even from Horus, oversees efforts on his secretive . These actions, along with his father's refusal to reveal the nature of the Warp, test Horus' personal and mission-related resources, and exacerbate existing tensions among some of