Harry Potter and the Eqyptian Symbols

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 153696

Randy:
> I think that protective healing powers, Lily's eyes, Lions, 
> Serpents, and the Order of the Phoenix could be related to the 
> mythology of Horus.
> 
> What do you guys think?

Ceridwen:
The story of Horus is the story of a son avenging his father's 
death.  There could be a parallel.  But I doubt if there is any more 
than that, since Isis did not die, and Osiris was put back together 
from his scattered remains, which is why he is depicted as a green-
faced mummy.

The eye is used as a symbol for divination, along with the open palm 
of the hand.  The eyes are the windows to the soul.  The eye over the 
pyramid on the dollar bill is the All-Seeing Eye of God.  People ask 
others to look them in the eye when they think they are being lied to.

The snake was a symbol of wisdom in Greece, but a symbol for 
treachery in the Bible.  Of course, there is also a Biblical parallel 
to a healing snake, the snake on the pole during the sojurn in the 
wilderness.  Snakes are symbols of fertility in India.  People are 
called 'snakes in the grass' when they double-cross someone.  'Viper' 
is used for a sharp-tongued person, or someone who lies in order to 
defame or worse.

Kundalini is the energy in the chakras, if I recall right.  It is 
Indian Yoga, not Egyptian.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini 
Yes, the kundalini energy is symbolized as a coiling snake, but then, 
does that mean that Slytherin is the house of perfect alignment and 
spiritual health?

I think we're looking too hard for symbols which have some meaning to 
the story.  There may be symbols in the books, but the story is its 
own.  I can't think of any reason why Harry having Lily's eyes would 
be important based on what we have so far, but I seriously doubt an 
Egyptian connection there.  I think it would have to be something 
more connected with the story we have in canon, rather than with 
something miles and millenia away.

Just my own opinion.

Ceridwen.