Horus for this symbol was "wedjat" ("wɟt"). It was the eye of one of the earliest of Egyptian deities, Wadjet, who later became associated with Bastet, Mut, and Hathor as well. Wadjet was a solar deity and this symbol began as her all-seeing eye. In early artwork, Hathor is also depicted with this eye. Funerary amulets were often made in the shape of the Eye of Horus. The Wedjat or Eye of Horus is "the central element" of seven "gold, faience, carnelian and lapis lazuli" bracelets found on the mummy of Shoshenq II. The Wedjat "was intended to protect the king
Horus swift grey throat patch and a brown rump. The form "toulsoni" of northwestern Angola and Zimbabwe is a dark morph of nominate "A. h. horus", with a dark rump and small throat patch. Both dark forms have sometimes been split as separate species. Horus, whose name this bird commemorates, was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis. Horus swift The Horus swift ("Apus horus") is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa. It has an extensive continuous distribution from eastern and southern South Africa north to southern Zambia and central Mozambique,