It is also to be pointed out that there is no trace of the southern star temples along the various roads to the Red Sea, while, on the other hand, the earliest traces of northern star worship, with the exception of Annu or On, occur along one or other of them. There is distinct evidence that Osiris, Horus, Hathor, Chnemu, Amen-Rā, and Khons, are worships coming from the south. With regard to Horus, it is necessary to discriminate, since there were two distinct gods--Horus in Northern and Horus in Southern Egypt, _and Horus of the south was the elder of the two_. [Illustration: CYNOCEPHALUS APE WITH MOON EMBLEM.] The Hawk-god of Edfû, Harhouditi, the southern Horus, had for servants a number of individuals called Masniu or Masnitiu = blacksmiths. The Hawk-god of the Delta, the northern Horus, Harsiisit, had for his entourage the Shesu Horu. Now Maspero has recently pointed out[124] that the southern Horus may have been imported, not from Arabia Felix or Somali-land, but from Central Africa! and in a most interesting paper has called attention to some customs still extant among the castes of blacksmiths in Central Africa, which have suggested to him that the followers of the Edfû Horus may have come from that province. He writes:-- "C'est du sud de l'Égypte que les forgerons sont remontés vers le nord; leur siège primitif était le sud de l'Égypte, la partie du pays qui a le plus des rapports avec les régions centrales de l'Afrique et leurs habitants." Then, after stating the present conditions of these workers in Equatorial Africa, where they enjoy a high distinction, he concludes:--