Eye of Horus and to ward off evil. Ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern sailors would frequently paint the symbol on the bow of their vessel to ensure safe sea travel. Horus was the ancient Egyptian sky god who was usually depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner or peregrine falcon. His right eye was associated with the sun god, Ra. The eye symbol represents the marking around the eye of the falcon, including the "teardrop" marking sometimes found below the eye. The mirror image, or left eye, sometimes represented the moon and the god Djehuti (Thoth). It was believed by the Greeks and
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