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  1. The four sons of Horus, from left: Imsety, Duamutef, Hapy, and Qebehsenuef. The four sons of Horus were a group of four deities in ancient Egyptian religion who were believed to protect deceased people in the afterlife. Beginning in the First Intermediate Period of Egyptian history ( c. 2181–2055 BC), Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef ...

  2. Jul 28, 2021 · In Egyptian mythology, the Four Sons of Horus refer to a group of four gods who were believed to be in charge of the four canopic jars used during the mummification of the dead. Either made from limestone or pottery, the canopic jars were used as storage containers to keep key organs of the body that Egyptians believed were vital to the dead ...

  3. Then the motif of the four characters appears, fixed according to a precise order, on the corolla of the open blue lotus. This will become the canonic standard of the 20th Dynasty until the Roman period: Amseti (human headed), Hapy (head of a baboon), Duamutef (head of a dog) and Qebehsenuef (head of a falcon). Papyrus Ani.

  4. Jan 9, 2020 · The four Sons of Horus – (L-R) Imsety, Duamutef, Hapi, and Qebehsenuef – were once rescued by the crocodile-headed god Sobek, thus preventing them from drowning in the Nile River. READ MORE: Major Events in Egyptian Mythology

  5. Apr 27, 2023 · Source. According to the Pyramid Texts, Horus the Elder fathered four children: Duamutef, Hapy, Imsety, and Qehbesenuef. Some myths propose that the goddess Isis was their mother, but in some others, the goddess of fertility Serket is said to have borne them.

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