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

Eton, printing at, 234 Eustace, Guil., his Horae, 156 Exeter, early printing at, 237 F, woodcuts signed, at Venice, 128; at Paris, 200 Fabyan’s Chronicle, Pynson’s ed.,

From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard

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

Order and regularity being indispensable conditions of beauty, it was easy to conceive of the Horae as the goddesses of youthful bloom and grace, inseparably associated with the idea of springtime.

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

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 Hortulus Animae was as popular in Germany as the illustrated Horae in France and England.

From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard