Summary
We’ve been circling around Horus like a HAWK during this series, but now it’s finally time to dive right into it. We talk about the origins of this boy bird king, how he grew up, and how he managed to finally become the head god in charge!
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonization, genitals, sex, childbirth, insects, and eye injury.
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends curbside freebies.
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Cast & Crew
- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
- Editor: Bren Frederick
- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman
- Multitude: https://multitude.productions
About Us
Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, Welcome to Spirit's |
| 0:29.7 | Spirit's Podcast, A Boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:33.2 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:36.8 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:37.8 | And I'm Julia and Amanda I feel like we're really ramping up here on denial isn't just a river in Egypt |
| 0:44.4 | it's also what we've been doing by keeping an Egyptian mythology series from you |
| 0:47.9 | on spirits podcast by spirits podcast by spirits podcast but we've talked a lot about some of the big names. |
| 0:54.7 | We've talked about Osiris. |
| 0:56.0 | We've talked about Ra. |
| 0:56.9 | We talked about ISIS. |
| 0:57.9 | We've talked about Set. |
| 0:59.2 | But now we have to talk about one of the most important ancient Egyptian deities, one of the quote-unquote |
| 1:06.1 | next generation of gods I would say, the Falcon-headed God Horace. |
| 1:11.8 | Now I know you said Falcon-headed headed but I am now just picturing a |
| 1:15.0 | Captain Jean-Luc Picard headed Manbird because the Next Generation is also |
| 1:21.0 | my favorite Star Trek series. |
| 1:22.8 | I mean, it is arguably the best one in my personal opinion. |
| 1:27.0 | Engagement in the comments, baby, let's go! |
| 1:30.0 | Tell me which one you like best Star Trek nerds? |
| 1:32.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:33.5 | Horace is a really interesting character in ancient Egyptian mythology. |
| 1:38.6 | He is the Pharaoh of the gods, the king. |
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