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Myths featuring Horus the Elder

Explore myths where Horus the Elder appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

1 myth currently featured for Horus the Elder.

Thoth Winning Five Extra Days in a Game of Senet Against Khonsu

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHermopolis (El Ashmunein), EgyptThoth • Khonsu • Nut

Ra cursed the goddess Nut so she could never give birth on any day of the year. Thoth, the god of wisdom, challenged the moon god Khonsu to a game of Senet to win a fraction of his light. Thoth won enough moonlight to create five extra days, allowing Nut to finally bear her five divine children.