Horus Transforming into a Harpooner to Strike Set the Hippo
Following the murder of his father Osiris, Horus engaged in a legendary struggle against his uncle Set for the throne of Egypt. At the site of Edfu, Set transformed into a giant red hippopotamus to symbolize chaos and destroy his nephew's forces. Horus, taking the form of a divine harpooner, used ten magical harpoons to subdue the beast and restore cosmic order, eventually being crowned the...