The falcon-headed god who was the son of Osiris and Isis was Horus.
Horus was one of ancient Egypt’s most important deities, associated with the sky, kingship, protection, healing, and warfare. He was usually shown as a man with a falcon’s head, often wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. That imagery connected him directly with the Egyptian king and the unity of the country.
In the most familiar version of the Osiris myth, Horus was born to Isis and Osiris. After Osiris was murdered by his brother Set, Horus grew up and challenged Set for the throne. Their struggle represented the conflict between legitimate order and disorder. Horus eventually became Osiris’s heir and the divine model for the living pharaoh.
Several forms of Horus existed, and Egyptian mythology also recognized a distinct figure called Horus the Elder. This variety can make family relationships appear different across sources. The Horus in this quiz is the son of Isis and Osiris, not Ra, the solar creator deity, or Anubis, the funerary god. The Eye of Horus, a symbol of protection and restoration, became one of Egypt’s best-known religious emblems.