Horus

[ hawr-uhs, hohr- ]

/ ˈhɔr əs, ˈhoʊr- /

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noun Egyptian Religion.

a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.

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Origin of Horus

<Late Latin Hōrus<Greek Hôros<Egyptian ḥr

Words nearby Horus

horticulture, horticulturist, Horton, hortus siccus, hor. un. spatio, Horus, Hos., hosanna, hose, Hosea, hosecock

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How to use Horus in a sentence

His good pal Kanye West often wears a rather glaring chain with Horus on it in his videos.
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For herself, Gu chose the English name Horus L. Kai, after the ancient Egyptian god of war, sun, and sky, symbolized as a falcon.
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Nut was the goddess of the firmament; Ma was the goddess of truth; Horus was the mediator between creation and destruction.
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Our glimpses of the age that preceded him—the age of the followers of Horus, as the Egyptians termed it—are few and scanty.
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The figure stands about nine inches high, and represents Isis, Horus, and the fish.
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Go thou as Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, and triumph ever on thy way to the underworld.
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In Upper Egypt a solar cult exalted Horus, the falcon god, as chief deity.
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British Dictionary definitions for Horus

Horus

/ (ˈhɔːrəs) /

noun

a solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon's head

Word Origin for Horus

via Late Latin from Greek Hōros, from Egyptian Hur hawk

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