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The ''Eye Of Horus'' is a symbol from AncientEgypt. In AncientEgypt it served as a symbol for good health, protection, sacrifice and royal power. The symbol is also associated and can be seen with numerous gods, in particular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus Horus]]; the TropeNamer, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadjet Wadjet]][[note]]Also, doubles as another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra]]. It's also sometimes called the ''Eye Of Ra''[[note]]Technically only the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Ra#Aggressive_and_protective left eye represents Ra while the right represents Horus]], but due to their vast amount of similarities they are often [[SadlyMythtaken mistaken for eachother]].[[/note]]; even though the ''Sun Disk'' was just as likely to be used to represent Ra's "Eye" in AncientEgypt, and has been used as a title for [[DependingOnTheWriter various goddesses]] who worked with Ra in some fashion. Aside from the [[TheChurch temples]] of the before mentioned gods it was also commonly found on the bow of ships and as funerary amulets for [[{{Mummy}} mummies]] in an attempt to protect them. It also may have been the inspiration for the ''[[https://www.thoughtco.com/eye-of-horus-ancient-egyptian-symbol-96013 Eye Of Providence]]'' and the ''[[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/06/rx-mean-come/ RX symbol]]'', but there's little evidence to support this.

The ''Eye Of Horus'' is a symbol from AncientEgypt. In AncientEgypt it served as a symbol for good health, protection, sacrifice and royal power. The symbol is also associated and can be seen with numerous gods, in particular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus Horus]]; the TropeNamer, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadjet Wadjet]][[note]]Also, doubles as another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra]]. It's also sometimes called the ''Eye Of Ra''[[note]]Technically only the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Ra#Aggressive_and_protective left eye represents Ra while the right represents Horus]], but due to their vast amount of similarities they are often [[SadlyMythtaken mistaken foreach other]].[[/note]]; even though the ''Sun Disk'' was just as likely to be used to represent Ra's "Eye" in AncientEgypt, and has been used as a title for [[DependingOnTheWriter various goddesses]] who worked with Ra in some fashion. Aside from the [[TheChurch temples]] of the before mentioned gods it was also commonly found on the bow of ships and as funerary amulets for [[{{Mummy}} mummies]] in an attempt to protect them. It also may have been the inspiration for the ''[[https://www.thoughtco.com/eye-of-horus-ancient-egyptian-symbol-96013 Eye Of Providence]]'' and the ''[[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/06/rx-mean-come/ RX symbol]]'', but there's little evidence to support this.

* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'': In the series' title the word "Kane" is heavily stylized to resemble to the Eye Of Horus; true Horus is a major recurringCharacter, but it's still being used to symbolize the stories roots is Myth/EgyptianMythology.

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The ''Eye Of Horus'' is a symbol from AncientEgypt. In AncientEgypt it served as a symbol for good health, protection, sacrifice and royal power. The symbol is also associated and can be seen with numerous gods, in particular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus Horus]]; the TropeNamer, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadjet Wadjet]][[note]]Also, doubles as another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra]]. It's also sometimes called the ''Eye Of Ra''[[note]]Technically only the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Ra#Aggressive_and_protective left eye represents Ra while the right represents Horus]], but due to their [[MST3KMantra vast amount of similarities they are often]] [[SadlyMythtaken mistaken for]] [[CriticalResearchFailure each other]].[[/note]]; even though the ''Sun Disk'' was just as likely to be used to represent Ra's "Eye" in AncientEgypt, and has been used as a title for [[DependingOnTheWriter various goddesses]] who worked with Ra in some fashion. Aside from the [[TheChurch temples]] of the before mentioned gods it was also commonly found on the bow of ships and as funerary amulets for [[{{Mummy}} mummies]] in an attempt to protect them. It also may have been the inspiration for the ''[[https://www.thoughtco.com/eye-of-horus-ancient-egyptian-symbol-96013 Eye Of Providence]]'' and the ''[[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/06/rx-mean-come/ RX symbol]]'', but there's little evidence to support this.

Nowadays, what it originally stood for is all but [[ViewersAreMorons completely forgotten]] and now [[RuleOfSymbolism simply serves as a way to show that something is in some way related to Egypt]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory its history]] and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology mythology]]; beyond said symbol's existence of course. Naturally if the ''Eye Of Horus'' can be easily affiliated with any of the above paragraphs it is a SubvertedTrope, with the only exceptions being with royal power a.k.a. the pharaoh and Ra. The pharaoh is excepted from this because it wasn't a symbol they used every day, you'd probably be lucky to even see it in the form of [[CosmeticsTropes eyeliner]]. The god Ra is excepted because his "eye" can be the ''Wadjet''[[note]]Another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] or the ''Sun Disk'', meaning when the ''Wadjet'' is used it's likely a InvokedTrope or the [[CriticalResearchFailure creator simply didn't know about the]] ''[[CriticalResearchFailure Sun Disk]]''.

** ''VideoGame/TombRaider'': The "Eye" can be found in the "Obelisk Of Khamoon" as one of four keys[[note]]The other 3 are the Scarab, Ankh and the Seal Of Anubis.[[/note]] needed to move forward.

** ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'': The "Eye" exists as a key in "The Tomb Of Seth" level.
** ''VideoGame/LaraCroftAndTheTempleOfOsiris'': A "Eye Of Horus" can be found as a target in the "Tomb Of The Timekeeper" level.

* ''Literature/ThreeDThrillers'': The 3-D glasses for some versions of the ''Mummies'' book are Egyptian themed[[note]] Despite that discusses mummies world wide.[[/note]] and have the ''Wadjet'' for the eyes.

Compare and contrast with BuildLikeAnEgyptian where it's the architecture that's Egyptian, though the two may overlap.

* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'': Bronze Age Egypt [[note]]more precisely the beginning of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom[[/note]] is the setting place of the penultimate book, and one of the recurring characters is an Egyptian slave named Userref who wears a ''wedjat'' amulet made of bronze.

Nowadays, what it originally stood for is all but [[ViewersAreMorons completely forgotten]] and now [[RuleOfSymbolism simply serves as a way to show that something is in some way related to Egypt]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientEgyptianHistory its history]] and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology mythology]]; beyond said symbol's existence of course. Naturally if the ''Eye Of Horus'' can be easily be a affiliated with any of the above paragraph it is a SubvertedTrope, with the only exceptions being with royal power a.k.a. the pharaoh and Ra. The pharaoh is excepted from this because it wasn't a symbol they used every day, you'd probably be lucky to even see it in the form of [[CosmeticsTropes eyeliner]]. The god Ra is excepted because his "eye" can be the ''Wadjet''[[note]]Another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] or the ''Sun Disk'', meaning when the ''Wadjet'' is used it's likely a InvokedTrope or the [[CriticalResearchFailure creator simply didn't know about the]] ''[[CriticalResearchFailure Sun Disk]]''.

The ''Eye Of Horus'' is a symbol from AncientEgypt. In AncientEgypt it served as a symbol for good health, protection, sacrifice and royal power. The symbol is also associated and can be seen with numerous gods, in particular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus Horus]]; the TropeNamer, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadjet Wadjet]][[note]]Also, doubles as another name for the ''Eye Of Horus''.[[/note]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra Ra]]. It's also sometimes called the ''Eye Of Ra''[[note]]Technically only the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Ra#Aggressive_and_protective left eye represents Ra while the right represents Horus]], but due to their [[MST3KMantra vast amount of similarities they are often]] [[SadlyMythtaken mistaken for]] [[CriticalResearchFailure each other]].[[/note]]; even though the ''Sun Disk'' was just as likely to be used to represent Ra's "Eye" in AncientEgypt, and has been used as a title for [[DependingOnTheWriter various goddesses]] who worked with Ra in some fashion. Aside from the [[TheChurch temples]] of the after mentioned gods it was also commonly found on the bow of ships and as funerary amulets for [[{{Mummy}} mummies]] in an attempt to protect them. It also may have been the inspiration for the ''[[https://www.thoughtco.com/eye-of-horus-ancient-egyptian-symbol-96013 Eye Of Providence]]'' and the ''[[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/06/rx-mean-come/ RX symbol]]'', but there's little evidence to support this.

* Creator/AleisterCrowley: The eye in the center of the triangle on his hat is the Eye of Horus. This makes sense as the religion/philosophy of Thelema he created takes a lot of cues form AncientEgypt and its [[Myth/EgyptianMythology myths]].

* Creator/AleisterCrowley: The eye in the center of the triangle on his hat is the Eye of Horus. This makes sense as the religion/philosophy of Thelema he created takes a lot of cues form AncientEgypt and it's [[Myth/EgyptianMythology mythology]].

** Horus himself uses it three times - a bright-green one serves as the icon for his passive ''Resolute'', ''Protector's Surge'' has the symbol used as the indicator for the protection buff it provides and also appears over the head of the target prior to use as Horus is selecting the target (fittingly, as the ability consists of dashing to an ally to help them, healing Horus and all allies near the target and giving Horus and the target a buff to protections, the ability essentially exemplifies all of the symbol's associations), and the Eye of Horus appears over the area that Horus is teleporting to with ''To the Skies!''.
** Even Set uses it in a small way - as he is the enemy of Horus, an IdleAnimation has Set magically draw one over the ground before he angrily backhands it away.

* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'': Aside from being present with some of the gods (see below) it's also part of the Egyptian Pantheon icon and present on many of the Egyptian gods attack icons. Ironically, [[TropeNamer Horus]] himself is only joining the roster at 2019, ''seven'' years after the game's release.

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* In the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Second Battle Of El Alamein]] some tanks were had the [[https://books.google.com/books?id=VH-ICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT196&dq=british+tanks+and+the+eye+of+horus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj79LK78v_TAhUERSYKHbAGChkQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20tanks%20and%20the%20eye%20of%20horus&f=false Eye painted on them for luck]].

* Creator/AleisterCrowley: The eye in the center of the triangle on his hat is the Eye of Horus. This makes sense the religion/philosophy of Thelema he created takes a lot of cues form AncientEgypt and it's [[Myth/EgyptianMythology mythology]].

* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'': The "Eye Of Horus" can sometimes be seen on the ''Tablet Of Ahkmenrah'', which likely make it a example of this trope, unless the "good health" symbolism is being used to mean bring everything to life at night. Though the third film make this even more unlikely with the reveal that the tablet's power comes from the god [[spoiler:Khonsu, the moon god]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'': In ''Civilization IV'' and ''V'' the icons for the Egyptian Empire are the "Eye Of Horus".

* ''[[ComicBook/BPRD Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder]]'': "The Heliopic Brotherhood Of Ra" uses this as their symbol.

* ''Weird N' Wild Creatures'': Anubis is depicted with them.