you didn't miss anything! and no, I don't think it was meant to be metaphorical. looking at how Anubis turned out, Horus probably meant what he said quite literally and if I remember correctly that was also the reason he didn't want to become a full-fledged god himself? and the rest is still a mystery... hopefully we'll find out everything soon! (●'◡'●)
Mild spoiler : in the recent chapter, after Horus face reveal, he explains how to access Godhood and that's exactly what he said.
Horus is still a demi-god. Even if Seth's curse was lifted, he didn't ascend yet. He knows the drawback (forgetting about his previous life) and he doesn't want to ascend. He just doesn't want to forget Seth.
To explain further, a God has the memory of his biological family tree, his duty as a god and maybe to a certain extent the status of all the other gods. That's why Anubis knows that Horus is his sibling, Seth is his uncle and a traitor and Osiris is his father.
But for Anubis case, his "ascension" wasn't a normal one. Osiris must have done something else.
Yes, that's true! Thanks, I forgot about that about Horus
Oooh, that puts things into perspective. Actually, I totally had in mind that Horus was a God, I don't know why, or that he had certified that status after the whole competition for ruling Egypt. But that makes me anticipate for further drama and reveals. Thanks for the mild spoiler (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
thank you so much for explaining!!! I don't know Korean so I didn't get most of that from the raws but now it all makes sense thank youuuu
So, I have a question about the plot, but I may be forgetting some things from season one, so if anyone can help... I remember Horus and Anubis have a talk in season 1 in which horus tells Anubis that in order to become a full fledged God, he will have to forget everything about his memories or something, about Set... Like, leaving those weaknesses behind to be reborn.
Is it explained anywhere if that's metaphorical? Because Anubis indeed forgets everything and becomes an "adult" God. But when Horus met Set he was also a kid. When he turned into an adult God, shouldn't he have forgotten about set in the temple as well? Was that explained and I missed it or is that a mystery for later on?