Horae

American  

[hawr-ee, hohr-ee] / ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).

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Horae British  

/ ˈhɔːriː /

plural noun

1. Also called: the Hours.  classical myth the goddesses of the seasons

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Etymology

Origin of Horae

From the Latin word Hōrae literally, hours

Example Sentences

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Horae

He edited Kemble’s Horae Ferales, and wrote numerous memoirs on archaeological subjects.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

The intricacy of the connexions between this record and the Pauline Letters will be best estimated from a study of Paley's Horae Paulinae.

From Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Preface and Introductions by Weymouth, Richard Francis

The first volume of Horae Subsecivae deals chiefly with the equipment and duties of a physician, the second with subjects outside his profession.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

In later mythology, under Alexandrian influence, the Horae become the four seasons, daughters of Helios and Selene, each represented with the conventional attributes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

His Horae Lyricae appeared in 1706, and the Hymns, by which he is still well known, in 1707.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene