AboutRudy de Swart Expertise I`ve quite some knowledge about Ancient Egypt. I have a modest collection of books on Ancient Eyptian history and if I don`t know the answer to a question I know some people how can answer it.
Question I was wondering what these eyes are called... or where I can find some pictures of them. They are often found on sides of buildings in Eygept and Tibet I think... . They look like... well on the top they're curved down, and the nose is like a spiral. Supposedly they ancient eyes of ancient civilizations... anyway, please help if you can.
Thanks
Answer It sounds like you're referring to the Eye of Horus, also known as Wadjet.
The Wadjet is a symbol of the god Horus. According to Egyptian mythology, Horus lost his left eye in a fight with his brother Seth to avenge the death of his father Osiris. Seth tore the eye into pieces. The left eye, being the moon was discovered by Thoth (the god of writing and wisdom) lying in pieces, but he was able to reassemble them into the full moon.
Having been reassembled, Thoth gave the Eye to Horus. Horus, in turn, gave the eye to his murdered father Osiris, thereby bringing him back to life.
The reverence shown to parents is one of the virtues symbolized by the Wadjet, and the amulet could be used as a substitute for any of the offerings an eldest son was supposed to provide daily at his father's tomb. It was believed to ward of sickness and capable of bringing the dead to life (as it did with Osiris). The eye was also placed in the wrappings of the mummies over the incision where the embalmers removed the internal organs.
