Horus is the deity often shown presenting the deceased to Osiris after the judgment in ancient Egyptian funerary scenes. As Osiris’s son and heir, Horus served as the link between the justified dead person and the ruler of the afterlife.
In many Book of the Dead vignettes, Anubis supervises the weighing of the heart, while Thoth records the result. If the deceased is declared worthy, Horus may lead the person toward Osiris’s throne or introduce them before the enthroned god.
This sequence is sometimes simplified in modern retellings. Anubis does not usually decide the final verdict alone, and Horus is not the deity who records it. Those functions are commonly associated with the weighing scene and Thoth’s written judgment.
Horus had many forms and titles across Egyptian history. In funerary art, his role as Osiris’s son made him especially suitable for showing acceptance into the divine order and continued existence after death.