What animal is Horus depicted as?

The story behind the answer

Falcon is correct. In Egyptian art, Horus appears as a falcon or a man with a falcon’s head, often wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. As a sky and kingship deity, the falcon’s keen vision and soaring flight symbolized divine watchfulness and royal authority. The “Eye of Horus,” linked to his mythic struggle with Set, became a powerful emblem of protection and healing.

Memory tip: Horus “hovers”—think of a falcon circling high above. Also, the living pharaoh was seen as Horus on earth, reinforcing the falcon’s royal connection.