Because Horus was the nations patron deity and a Egyptian god of war, sky, rulers, and protection.
There were several gods that were assocaited with the falcon in the Egyptian pantheon, the most prominent of which was Horus, others included Hemen, Monthu, and Ra.Ra may have been the same deity as Horus under a different name.
The bird associated with the ancient Egyptian god Horus is the falcon.
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Horus had a falcon's head and a male human's body.
Horus is usually depicted as a falcon or falcon headed man.I don't think skin color is really important in face of that.
A falcon-headed god typically refers to the ancient Egyptian god Horus, who is portrayed with the head of a falcon. Horus was a sky god associated with kingship, protection, and the sun. He was one of the most important deities in Egyptian mythology.
Horus is more often portrayed as a falcon then as a falcon-headed god.
Horus is the god of the sky, depicted as a falcon.
Horus is the falcon/falcon headed god of ancient Egypt.
He is usually a falcon, if not a falcon headed god.
There were several gods that were assocaited with the falcon in the Egyptian pantheon, the most prominent of which was Horus, others included Hemen, Monthu, and Ra.Ra may have been the same deity as Horus under a different name.
Horus, The Falcon-God.
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Falcon.
Falcon.
Horus is a god identified as a falcon; these aspects of his association are often present in his appearance as a god.