"Conceived by a virgin mother named Meri, and had a stepfather named Seb (Joseph). Was born in a cave, his birth announced by an angel, heralded by a star and attended by shepherds. Attended a special rite of passage at the age of twelve and there is no data on the child from the age of 12 to 30. Was baptized in a river at the age of 30, and his baptizer was later beheaded. Had 12 disciples, performed miracles, exorcized demons, raised people from the dead, and, of course... walked on water. Was called "Iusa" the "ever-becoming son" and the "Holy Child". Delivered a "Sermon on the Mount" with his followers recounting his sayings. Was transfigured on the Mount, was crucified between two thieves, buried for three days in a tomb and resurrected. Called the Way, the Truth, and the Light, Messia, God's Anointed Son, Son of Man, Good Shepherd, Lamb of God, Word made flesh, Word of Truth, the KRST - or Anointed One. Was "the Fisher" and was associated with the Fish, Lamb and Lion. Came to fulfill the Law, and was supposed to reign one thousand years... etc., etc.
Sound like someone you know? Yes, you're right, the name is Horus."
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Well, none of this is true about Horus. It's a hoax created to cause Christians some possible doubt.
Here is the truth:
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Jesus & Horus Parallels - A Christian Response
For those unfamiliar with the Horus story, Horus is a character in Egyptian mythology, the son of the gods Isis and Osiris. There actually appear to be multiple deities named 'Horus', but the one who is the son of Isis and Osiris is the one the critics claim influenced the Jesus story. For a quick and unbiased debunking of this story, go to any search engine and find a site on Egyptian mythology and read the Horus story for yourself (I've provided some links at the bottom of the page), or check the mythology section at your local library (go ahead, I dare you!). Acharya S's book "The Christ Conspiracy" is the apparent source of this list, but the author provides evidentiary footnotes for only nine of the claims, and those footnotes frequently disagree with her own claims!
Here are the claims of parallels between Jesus and Horus, with my responses:
1) Horus was born of the virgin Isis-Meri on December 25th in a cave/manger with his birth being announced by a star in the East and attended by three wise men.
Let’s take this one apart and deal with each separate issue:
Isis being a virgin is, at best, a "maybe", since there is evidence on both sides. According to most scholars, Horus’ mother was not a virgin. She was married to Osiris, and there is no reason to suppose she was abstinent after marriage. Horus was, per the story, miraculously conceived. Seth had killed and dismembered Osiris, then Isis put her husband's dead body back together and had intercourse with it. In some versions, she used a hand-made phallus since she wasn't able to find that part of her husband. So while it was a miraculous conception, it was not a virgin birth. There are other versions of the story in which Horus' conception was non-sexual, but, since Isis was still married to Osiris, there's no reason to suppose that the authors of those stories intended for her to be a virgin.
