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Horus|ˈhɔərəs|
[late L., ad. Gr. Ὡρος, ad. Egyptian Hor.]
The name of an Egyptian deity, represented in art as having the head of a hawk, used attrib. to designate an image of this deity.
1851[see Hathor]. 1875Encycl. Brit. VII. 715/2 Hathor is associated with Horus, but her genealogical place is not clear. 1923Glasgow Herald 13 Feb. 8 The horus birds. 1923D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers 199 The golden Great and glistening-feathered legs of the hawk of Horus. 1972Times 18 May (Egypt Suppl.) p. iv/3 The falcon was sacred to Horus, the sky god who bore the sun on his head. |