Do you know what this symbol means?

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I see this as a tattoo alot.

 

i have it in my albums...the eye album....i think its a version of the masonic eye but gimme a minute

 

The Eye of Horus:

 

Eye of Horus

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The Wedjat - later called The Eye of Horus



An Eye of Horus or Wedjat pendant


The Eye of Horus (Wedjat)[1] (previously Wadjet and the Eye of the Moon; and afterwards as The Eye of Ra[2] or "Udjat")[3] is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities, in this case from Horus or Ra. The symbol is seen on images of Horus' mother, Isis, and on other deities associated with her.
In the Egyptian language, the word for this symbol was "Wedjat".[4][5] It was the eye of one of the earliest of Egyptian deities, Wadjet, who later became associated with Bast, Mut, and Hathor as well. Wedjat was a solar deity and this symbol began as her eye, an all seeing eye. In early artwork, Hathor is also depicted with this eye.[6] Funerary amulets were often made in the shape of the Eye of Horus. The Wedjat or Eye of Horus is "the central element" of seven "gold, faience, carnelian and lapis lazuli" bracelets found on the mummy of Shoshenq II.[7] The Wedjat "was intended to protect the king [here] in the afterlife"[8] and to ward off evil. Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern sailors would frequently paint the symbol on the bow of their vessel to ensure safe sea travel.[9]

 

That's interesting, I have some weird connection with this symbol. Isis is normally the goddess I pray to.

 

edit: came to tell you its the eye of the horus, but old rolling beat me to it.....

 

Well I didn't remember.

 

when i say gimme a minute...i mean it...

sometimes i am good for near 90 seconds

 

What's the difference between the eye of Horus and the eye of Rah?

 

The Left Eye (the Eye of Horus, The Eye of Thoth, the lunar eye)
One of the most prominent myths concerning the moon relates its cycle to the battle between Horus and Seth. During this famous battle over the inheritance of Osiris, Seth steals the (left) eye of Horus, damages it, and divides it into six parts. Thoth (with the help of other gods) later restores it "with his fingers," or by spitting on it. In the temple at Kom Ombo, a series of medical instruments is depicted being used in the healing of the eye by the god Haroeris (actually, Haroeris is one of the oldest forms of Horus, known as Horus the Elder). The restored eye is called Wadjet, from the New Kingdom onward, but the myth in question is much older and was found in the Coffin Texts as Spell 335.Thoth may also be said to catch the lunar eye in a net, acting together with the god Shu.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/eyeofhorusandre.htm

 

Nothing.

 

the six parts of the wdjt, or Udjat, are thought to contain the angles and measurements needed for geometry by egyptian priest-masons in the creation of temples and important buildings. The shape and sizes of the Eye are exact and precise and are representative of the tools used by builders today. They also represent the tools pharaoh uses for kingship.

The eye is also carried as a talisman or worn to ward off evil.

Please also note the similarities of the myth of Thoth spitting and restoring Horus' eye to the healing of the blind by Jesus. I always liked that one, especially since Horus is the Son of Ra and Jesus the Son of God.

Those ancient Egyptians knew a thing or two lol