event in an episode during the conflict between Horus and Set, it tells how Horus lost both eyes, although in some versions only lost one, that of the moon, thot have recovered and returned to its place, an act that symbolized the restoration of cosmic order.
Horus was resting in an oasis when Seth was approached in the form of a pig black and, taking advantage of his opponent was sleeping, he ripped his left eye and took him beyond the confines of the world. When Horus woke up, took revenge by cutting off the testicles of Seth, but little I can do to recover the eye, which seemed lost forever. Meanwhile, the cielo0 night deprived of the moon, was plunged into total darkness. was when Thoth came to his aid and, as a peacemaker between the two gods, search the chaos beyond the confines of the world. With the fall was broken, but Thoth patiently reassembled and returned to its owner. Since then, the eye of Horus was identified with the uadyat, which served as an amulet for the Egyptians.
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