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What are the correlations between Disney's The Lion King and the Egyptian Myth of Horus

There are several correlations between Disney's "The Lion King" and the Egyptian myth of Horus, although it's important to note that "The Lion King" is not a direct adaptation of the Horus myth. Disney's film draws inspiration from various sources, including Shakespeare's "Hamlet," as well as African folklore and mythology. However, there are some thematic and symbolic elements that bear resemblance to the Egyptian myth of Horus. Here are a few correlations:

1. Royal Lineage and the Father's Death: In both stories, the central character experiences the loss of their father, who is a ruler. In "The Lion King," Simba's father, Mufasa, is killed by his uncle, Scar. Similarly, in the myth of Horus, Horus' father, Osiris, is murdered by his uncle, Set. The theme of a son avenging his father's death and reclaiming his rightful place as king is present in both narratives.

2. Animal Representation: Both "The Lion King" and the Egyptian myth of Horus feature anthropomorphic animals as central characters. In "The Lion King," the characters are lions, whereas in the Horus myth, Horus himself is often depicted as a falcon-headed deity. The use of animal symbolism is a shared element in portraying the divine and royal aspects of the characters.

3. Scar as Set: Scar, the main antagonist in "The Lion King," shares some similarities with Set, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and desert. Both characters are associated with darkness, deceit, and power-hungry motivations. Scar's actions to usurp the throne and take control mirror Set's desire to rule over Egypt and overthrow his brother, Osiris.

4. Journey of Self-Discovery and Redemption: Both Simba and Horus embark on journeys of self-discovery and redemption. Simba goes through a period of self-doubt and exile before realizing his true identity and responsibility as the rightful king. Similarly, Horus engages in battles with Set to avenge his father and restore order to the world. Both characters undergo personal growth and transformation throughout their respective narratives.

It's worth noting that these correlations are not explicit adaptations but rather thematic and symbolic connections. "The Lion King" draws inspiration from various mythologies and storytelling traditions, including African folklore, which might share certain motifs and archetypes with ancient Egyptian mythology.

Angelique, The Jewel of the Cotton Club. Like Betty Boop, Miss Vavoom and Jessica Rabbit, Angelique is considered one of the most beautiful pin-up models of her time and to this day. But Where did it all begin?

Angelique was created by Roscoe and Kelford Holder of Holder Animations in 1940, Angelique was the tritagonist in the collection of cartoons Happy Harmonies along with fellow Toons, Kind-Hearted and silly Skeeter and the arrogant Duke. Her name was going to be Adelaide but due to miscommunication, a cartoonist referred to her as Angelique and the Holder Brothers actually liked it and changed her name. Based off the likes of Josephine Baker, Lena Horne and Billie Holiday. Making only a few appearances in the original Skeeter cartoons she was soon seen as a regular and love interest for the lovable scamp and also a figure of lust for the arrogant, lecherous, yet charismatic shyster Duke.

Roscoe (Left) and Kelford (Right)

Aside from appearing in many Skeeter cartoons she would soon be the first of Holder Studio Toon’s to be featured in live action alongside the like Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Bill Bojangles Robinson. Angelique would soon start her toon career as a lounge and club singer. She along with her companion became a popular show down in Harlem.

Despite her sultry appearance and being sought after by numerous men including Duke she much rather enjoys the company of Skeeter. While Angelique was a well received character to many, she still faced backlash, during the 40s, Toons of African Americans had a certain look.Many of the toons done by the brothers were not meant to look like minstrels and instead wanted the to reflect the neighborhoods they grew up in. This also meant some of the women they saw, Angelique relfected that. This of course angered some white viewers, particularily white females who saw Angelique as innapropriate, dispite not having any other real objections, Her toon friends including stepped in for her defense, and the Holders themselves said that they would not retire her. After working together with Skeeter for a while the two began to actually kindle a romance.

After Holder Studios went out of business in 1948, Skeeter and Angelique would soon relocate to ToonTown but soon decided to move back to Harlem being one of the few toons to live outside of ToonTown. Despite many prejudice against toons Angelique and Skeeter lived a happy healthy life amongst the Black "Mondies" ( Normal People ) Angelique befriended many Starlets of the time, including Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandrige, Marylin Monroe and fellow Toon girls like Betty Boop, Red Hot Riding Hood/Miss Vavoom and Jessica Rabbit. Angelique and Skeeter would soon tie the knot in 1952 in a private recession.

She and Skeeter would not be seen in any animated films until the 1970s after up and coming company Eternal Reel Entertainment purchased the rights of the films. Brand New Skeeter cartoons were soon in production but minus Duke as he hasn't been seen since Holder's went bankrupt. Duke was replaced by a newer toon Morty who bore some resemblance to Duke.

Eternal Reel Entertainment went on to produce numerous episodes but soon cut the show to make ways for new original shows and once again Angelique wasn’t seen until several years later in the 90s. Descendants of the Holder Brothers would soon bring the company back after decades and purchase back the rights to the Happy Harmonies cartoons and Angelique soon began to Following in the footsteps of her friend Jessica Rabbit she soon found herself back on the big screen with her husband in an animated blaxploitation/live action flick called The Suga Shack which took place in 1940's Harlem. After its success Angelique soon rose again to stardom making numerous appearances on many popular magazines like Ebony and Jet along with her husband Skeeter. That's a brief history on the First Ebony Toon Girl Angelique

I know many people who know about or have seen Angelique will think that she was inspired by Jessica Rabbit. Well of course there's no need of me completely denying the fact but not as you may think, honestly she doesn't take much from Jessica as you may think but was inspired by other Black Starlets from her era.

Lena Horne (June 30th 1917 – May 9th 2010) was a singer, civil rights activist and dancer. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups and refused to play roles that stereotyped African American women, a stance that many found controversial.

Francine Everett (April 13, 1915– May 27, 1999) was an American actress and singer. Everett is best known for her performances in race films, independently produced motion pictures with all-black casts that were created exclusively for distribution to cinemas that catered to African-American audiences.

Freda Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France.

Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones. Dandridge also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.

I just wanna clarify one thing, so nobody would be confused. So I'm certain about 2k people have seen this picture of my Black version of Jessica Rabbit. Despite having a similar color scheme as Angelique and being made only a few days before Angelique's debut. This was not meant to be a prototype for Angelique. When developing Angelique I got stuck on a color scheme so I used the scheme from the previous sketches I did of Ebony Jessica Rabbit.

and yes I used my old caricature as a stand in for Eddie the same way he is in the Angelique gif but again was more of me being lazy XD.

So so no confusion. The top pictures arent a proto Angelique..Angelique has no proto, she was perfect from the start ;)