The Eyes of Ancient Egypt
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The Eye of Horus, the Eye of Re, the Evil Eye and eyes that could see from beyond the grave, were all a part of ancient Egypt.
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Return to the Tour Egypt Feature Story, The Eyes of Ancient Egypt
The Eye of Horus, the Eye of Re, the Evil Eye and eyes that could see from beyond the grave, were all a part of ancient Egypt.
January 27th, 2006 at 4:25 am
Thank you so much for this article……. I learnt about the ancient egyptians at school and hold a soft spot for their history and mythology… I am travelling to egypt for the first time soon and I have been thinking of getting the eye of horus as a tatoo for years now, but never having more than a basic understanding of the symbol i didn’t want to….
Know that i am familiar with a more exact meaning and the differences between the left and the right eye i can make a decision as to what i want to do…
Thank you for answering questions that have been plaguing me for 5 years!
June 30th, 2006 at 10:28 pm
Very interesting article! It seems to me that perhaps the “eye” as presented was not necessarily the “physical eye” or even an organ of seeing. I am researching information I read “somewhere” and trying to find out more information on an ancient legend that if one looks upon the eyes (red glowing ones) of the gods they die…not so much from “being killed by the evil eye” but by a means of energy or technology we yet do not understand. Do you have any resources on this legend to which you can direct me?
Thanks,
Lori Cordini
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March 10th, 2007 at 4:42 am
I have always had an interset in the eye of horus/ra. I am getting a Tattoo and I wanted to know what it ment before I got it. Thank you so much for the great info.
Brittany
March 26th, 2007 at 5:20 am
This was a very intresting article. I love all of the information that was put into it. My friend just did a project on egyptian mythology, and mentioned the eye of horus. i was so intrested, i decided to get some information my self. you answerd all of my questions.
Thanks,
Madison