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|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ozymandias (audio story)|Ozymandias]]'', ''[[The Judgment of Sutekh (audio story)|The Judgment of Sutekh]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enigma of Sisterhood (short story)|The Enigma of Sisterhood]]'' | |||
|actor= Jane Lesley | |actor= Jane Lesley | ||
}}'''Horus''' was an [[Osiran]] related to [[Osiris]] and [[Sutekh]]. By one account, he was the hybrid formed when Osiris' [[biodata]] was merged with that of [[Christine Summerfield|Eliza]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Body Politic (audio story)|Body Politic]]'') He was also identified as '''Harpocrates''', the [[God]] of Silence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | }}'''Horus''' was an [[Osiran]] related to [[Osiris]] and [[Sutekh]]. By one account, he was the hybrid formed when Osiris' [[biodata]] was merged with that of [[Christine Summerfield|Eliza]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Body Politic (audio story)|Body Politic]]'') He was also identified as '''Harpocrates''', the [[God]] of Silence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | ||
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After [[Osiris]] was killed by [[Sutekh]], [[Justine McManus|Justine il-Isis]] searched for the pieces of Osiris' body and, with the help of [[Anubis]] and [[Thoth]], attempted to reconstitute him. However, since one vital piece of his [[biodata]] was missing, [[Christine Summerfield|Cousin Eliza]] of [[Faction Paradox]] offered herself as an alternative donor and became the entity known as Horus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Body Politic (audio story)|Body Politic]]'') | After [[Osiris]] was killed by [[Sutekh]], [[Justine McManus|Justine il-Isis]] searched for the pieces of Osiris' body and, with the help of [[Anubis]] and [[Thoth]], attempted to reconstitute him. However, since one vital piece of his [[biodata]] was missing, [[Christine Summerfield|Cousin Eliza]] of [[Faction Paradox]] offered herself as an alternative donor and became the entity known as Horus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Body Politic (audio story)|Body Politic]]'') | ||
By another account, Horus was the psi-child produced when Sutekh stranded Osiris in space and Osiris projected part of his mind into the pilot of [[Isis]]' search ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'') | By another account, Horus was the psi-child produced when Sutekh stranded Osiris in space and Osiris projected part of his mind into the pilot of [[Isis]]' search ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') | ||
== Rise and leadership == | == Rise and leadership == | ||
A tribunal was convened to decide whether Horus or Osiris should inherit the throne. It was judged by [[Geb]], father of Sutekh and Osiris. The tribunal ended when Horus accepted Sutekh's challenge of ritual combat to decide the matter. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ozymandias (audio story)|Ozymandias]]'') The Court was led to believe 740 Osirans were led by Horus in battle against Sutekh, who was finally defeated in [[Egypt]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') However, in a complex time travel-based plan formulated with Cousin [[Justine McManus|Justine]], Horus really led the Osirians to combat [[Lolita]] on [[Gallifrey|the Homeworld]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judgment of Sutekh (audio story)|The Judgment of Sutekh]]'') | A tribunal was convened to decide whether Horus or Osiris should inherit the throne. It was judged by [[Geb]], father of Sutekh and Osiris. The tribunal ended when Horus accepted Sutekh's challenge of ritual combat to decide the matter. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ozymandias (audio story)|Ozymandias]]'') The Court was led to believe 740 Osirans were led by Horus in battle against Sutekh, who was finally defeated in [[Egypt]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time (novel)|The Sands of Time]]'') However, in a complex time travel-based plan formulated with Cousin [[Justine McManus|Justine]], Horus really led the Osirians to combat [[Lolita]] on [[Gallifrey|the Homeworld]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judgment of Sutekh (audio story)|The Judgment of Sutekh]]'') | ||
By another account, Horus was a cruel dictator who conquered and oppressed more than a hundred inhabited [[planet|worlds]]. Wherever he went, he brought plague, famine, infertility and starvation; he was known to nurture pacifist societies and then unleash vicious killers on them for his own amusement. Following the defeat of Sutekh, Horus placed himself in [[suspended animation]] in the [[Back Pyramid]] on [[Beta Osiris]]; however, the [[dyrogenic]] systems failed in the [[16th century]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] found his [[body|corpse]] in the [[2650s]]. He resembled a [[cow]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scarab of Death (short story)|Scarab of Death]]'') | |||
== Worship == | == Worship == | ||
He worshiped by many cultures. The [[Egypt]]ians of [[Earth]] worshiped him amongst the pantheon of gods, many of whom were named after Osirans. | He worshiped by many cultures. The [[Egypt]]ians of [[Earth]] worshiped him amongst the pantheon of gods, many of whom were named after Osirans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'') The [[Cult of the Black Pyramid]] also worshipped Horus and dismissed Sutekh as a false god. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scarab of Death (short story)|Scarab of Death]]'') | ||
The [[Ice Warrior|native Martians]] also worshiped Horus. Forming the [[Order of Oras|Holy Order of Oras]], they followed the teachings of the ''[[Book of Oras]]''. The Order's teachings were of a non-violent nature and asked its followers to abandon such means. The ''[[Ninth Book of Oras]]'' was the ''Rebirth of the Father''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'') | The [[Ice Warrior|native Martians]] also worshiped Horus. Forming the [[Order of Oras|Holy Order of Oras]], they followed the teachings of the ''[[Book of Oras]]''. The Order's teachings were of a non-violent nature and asked its followers to abandon such means. The ''[[Ninth Book of Oras]]'' was the ''Rebirth of the Father''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'') | ||
