The Falcon

The ancient egyptian viewed the falcon as the king of the sky,and it is one of the most important birds that they sanctifacted and his presence in the sky was associated with the title of” the lord of heaven ” and kingship for the ancient egyptian since prehistoric age. They believe that the falcon would rise very high in the sky to approach the sun,and it’s most famous name is” Hours”. They also saw the falcon as a spirit and photographed going up to the stars in the form of a falcon with a human head. They also believed that the falcon is the spirit of horus that protects the king.the pharaos sancitificated the falcon because it is the only bird that does not have eyelids.