The Eye of Horus or Wedjat-eye has its beginnings in the story of the murder of Horuss father by his Uncle Seth. Horus was said to have fought Seth in revenge for his father. In the process he looses his eye. Luckily, the protective, mother goddess Hathor is able to restore it. So the eye became a symbol of healing. His eye also represented the moon and so carried metaphors of protection, strength and perfection.