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[[File:31-Art.jpg|350px|thumb|The black Set-pig depicting the new moon]] | [[File:31-Art.jpg|350px|thumb|The black Set-pig depicting the new moon]] | ||
An association of time with the Moon can also be found in religion, such as the [[Egyptian | An association of time with the Moon can also be found in religion, such as the [[Egyptian religion|ancient Egyptian]] temporal and lunar deity Khonsu. | ||
The left eye of [[Horus]] was seen by Egyptians as the moon and its phases mimicked the loss and eventual restoration of Horus' eye during his long battles with [[Set]]. There was also a legend stating that Set transformed himself into a black pig and caused further injury to Horus' eye. This has been interpreted as the new moon, during which the sky is dark compared to the full moon, when the sky is illuminated. | The left eye of [[Horus]] was seen by Egyptians as the moon and its phases mimicked the loss and eventual restoration of Horus' eye during his long battles with [[Set]]. There was also a legend stating that Set transformed himself into a black pig and caused further injury to Horus' eye. This has been interpreted as the new moon, during which the sky is dark compared to the full moon, when the sky is illuminated. | ||