Mythology & Religion Power Ranking TOP100
This article introduces Rank 60: Horus from the “Mythology & Religion Power Ranking TOP100”, which ranks the gods, monsters, and heroes of world mythology, religion, and legend in order of strength.
If you want to see the full TOP100 list and the criteria behind the rankings, check out the overview article below.
Rank 60: Horus (Egyptian Mythology)
Overview
Horus is one of the most important gods in Egyptian mythology, generally worshipped as the “god of the sky.” He is depicted as a human figure with the head of a falcon, and after the death of Osiris — who had inherited the throne of Egypt from Ra — Horus inherited it in turn.
In the process of claiming the throne, he clashed fiercely with Set. He was killed by Set once, but was revived with the help of Thoth and others, and in the subsequent battles suffered injuries including the loss of his left eye — enduring a long and brutal struggle — before finally defeating Set and officially inheriting the throne of Egypt.
Horus holds both the sun and the moon in his eyes, and as the sky god possesses the power to govern the movement of the sun and moon.
It should be noted that the pharaoh (the king of Egypt) was considered an incarnation of Horus, and when one ruler succeeded another, it was believed that Horus dwelled in the body of the next king — so people believed that Egypt was perpetually governed by the god Horus himself.
Horus is also said to be a son of Ra, which is why the pharaoh was often called the “Son of Ra.”
Reason for This Ranking
Ranking Horus was also a difficult decision — if he had defeated Set in a straightforward contest of strength, it would naturally be appropriate to place him above Set. But in the mythological episodes, the battle is not fundamentally one of brute force: they competed in things like diving underwater while transformed into hippopotamuses, and Horus agreed to a contest of stone boats only to secretly prepare a wooden boat and sink Set’s vessel through a kind of trick — so it is honestly questionable whether Horus is truly stronger than Set in raw power.
Moreover, Horus was killed by Set once and lost his eye during battle, and the overall impression is that he was being pushed in straightforward combat — which is why I placed him at this position in the ranking.
About the Book
I wrote a book that compiles this entire ranking! The reasoning behind each placement is grounded in the actual lore and episodes from each mythology, so I think it makes for a fairly convincing read.
The book also contains many columns and extras not published on this blog, so if you are interested, please check it out below.
📚 Series: Mythology Power Ranking (Individual Characters) (41/100)
