- The scar was here...
Horus-Tattoo
The tattoo I got on my left upper arm.
Under the blue part was a scar. Primarily I just wanted to mask the scar, but then I decided to create a unique tattoo which is dedicated to my beloved son Daniel.
There are 4 elements: fire, earth, water and air. There are also 4 elements in this tattoo - corresponding to the 4 nature-elements. The first element is the sun which means fire. The second element is the blue part within the tribal - which means water. The third one is the tribal itself. Its loops are representing the wind - which means air. The fourth and last element is the earth. This is where we all live and where we all go when we die. So the name Daniel and his birthdate are representing Daniel himself, meaning the element earth.
There's a second meaning in this tattoo:
You can see an eye within the sun. Horus is one of the most ancient
deities of the Ancient Egyptian religion. One of the most important
associations with Horus is the eye of Horus which was an Egyptian
symbol of power. The two lines coming out of the eye describe the
injury Horus got in a struggle with his uncle Set, who has murdered
Osiris in attempt to seize the Egyptian throne. Horus was also a
guardian for children. All these meanings are possible reasons for my
choice of this symbol.
The eye of Horus is placed within the sun, standing above the wind,
the water and the name (and therefore the person) Daniel.
The sun - as a symbol for life - got the power for guarding Daniel
through the ups and downs of life (wind, water).
Still more meanings possible...
All comments, critics and praises ;-) are welcome...
Comments and faves
lundy.campbell added this photo to their favorites. (48 months ago)
MerytreZahra (47 months ago | reply)
Beautiful tattoo, The sun with the eye of Re. Bless you and Ankh em Ma'at!
Beetlejess™ (46 months ago | reply)
Awesome tattoo! Please consider adding it to the group Egyptian Tattoos!
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willis5453 (26 months ago | reply)
That leaves me speechless. It's freaking fantastic.
Studio Neko added this photo to her favorites. (20 months ago)