Horae
[hawr-ee, hohr-ee]
- 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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Origin of Horae
From the Latin word Hōrae literally, hours
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Historical Examples
These, with the exception of the last, which is not quite so common, occur in most Horae.
Old Picture BooksAlfred W. Pollard
They were used again, with some additions, in a Horae completed 20 October, 1531.
Fine BooksAlfred W. Pollard
This form appears peculiar to the neighbourhood of the Rhone, Horae Ferales.
The Evolution of CultureAugustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
A Horae of May 8, 1492, substitutes floral borders for these little pictures.
Early Illustrated BooksAlfred W. Pollard
The Horae, or Books of Hours, were the latest development of the service-books used at an earlier period.
The LibraryAndrew Lang
Horae
- classical myth the goddesses of the seasonsAlso called: the Hours
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Word Origin
Latin: hours
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