Horus Harmakhis

This god was associated with Khepri as a symbol of eternal life or resurrection, since Khepri is the rising Sun. Haramakhis which means, Horus in the horizon, personified the rising Sun.

Harmakhis is represented as a man with a falcon head wearing a variety of crowns, or a falcon, or a ram headed lion. Harmakhis's most famous depiction is however the Sphinx of Giza. (a big man-headed lion wearing a royal headdress and the uraeus) This is sculpted out of rock and is close to the tomb of fourth dynasty pharaoh Khephren. The sphinx's face is made in his image.

Haramakhis is not only the Sun-God Horus, he is also believed to be a repository of the deepest wisdom. The story is told of how young prince Tuthmosis III (18th dynasty) fell asleep at noon in the shadow between the paws of the Sphinx at Giza while he was out hunting. While asleep Tuthmosis III dreamed he heard that Harmakhis -Atum-Khepri was his father and that he should assume the red crown and the white crown on the throne of Gleb. Harmakhis said he would get the throne for Tuthmosis if he would remove the sand which had half buried the Sphinx. Tuthmosis did this for Harmakhis and became pharaoh. Instead of being protected by Amon-Ra he was protected by Ra-Harmakhis. This began the movement against Amon-Ra.