TYPE: Form of the god Horus as a Child.
ORIGIN: Egyptian
INFORMATION: Generally depicted sitting on the knee of his mother, the goddess Isis, often suckling at the left breast and wearing the juvenile side-lock of hair. He may also be invoked to ward off dangerous creatures and is associated with crocodiles, snakes, and scorpions. He is generally representative of the notion of a god-child, completing the union of two deities. Also Har-pa-khered (Egyptian).