Ho·rus

(hôr′əs)

n. Mythology

The ancient Egyptian god of the sky, son of Osiris and Isis, represented as having the head of a falcon.

[Late Latin, Hōrus, from Greek, Hōros, from Egyptian ḥrw.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Horus

(ˈhɔːrəs)

(Non-European Myth & Legend) a solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon's head

[via Late Latin from Greek Hōros, from Egyptian Hur hawk]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Ho•rus

(ˈhɔr əs, ˈhoʊr-)

n.

an Egyptian solar deity, regarded as the son or brother of Isis and Osiris, and represented as a falcon or as a falcon-headed man.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Horus - Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Thwaites is charming and energetic as lead character Bek, and shares good chemistry with Coster-Waldau's Horus. Butler looks the part in his natural comfort zone as a fierce king or a warrior, but his portrayal of the villainous Set never has him convincing compared to his heroic turn as Leonidas, and the Scottish twang doesn't help.

Shoddy shambles

Said mortals have now been sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor, including Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a wily, handsome and quite boring young thief who dreams of freeing Horus from his self-imposed exile.

Gods of Egypt

This 2nd A2F Survey was carried out by Horus Development Finance, International consulting company together with local partner Gallup Pakistan.

SBP Governor unveils Access to Finance (A2F) Survey 2015 results

Horus was the ancient Egyptian god of war and hunting.

The 21st century precision rifle: ROBAR's upscale rebuild of the Remington 700 defines performance

She shared a photo of her own Aleister Crowley-inspired tattoo of the Eye of Horus.

Aleister Crowley's sex cult latest craze among celebs

"The pharoanic legends narrate that the deity Set tore the eye of Horus into pieces and spread it all over Egypt, then Horus recollected all these scattered parts and cured them to be given the name of Wadget (the complete) body," said Intessar Abdel Fattah, the Founder and president of the Festival.

Come along and enjoy the Rhythm

"The HORUS system is an effective response to recent public health changes that have enabled patients to select providers, as it consolidates health information, reduces duplication and coordinates patient care across multiple institutions."

-Accenture implements Madrid Healthcare system with 15 million medical records

The deal, worth 250 million Egyptian pounds ($42 million), increases the Wadi Group shares owned by both families and Horus Food and Agribusiness to 94 per cent, up from the previous 84 per cent.

Freiji, Nasrallah increase stake in Wadi Group

With a given cartridge's known ballistic data, target range and constants figured, first-round hits are more certain with the Horus Vision grid system, providing the user with immediate feedback for potential shot correction.

Leupold Tactical: combat optics: retooled and refined

Osiris' mummy is resurrected for one night and Isis sleeps with him, conceiving a son, Horus, who is raised secretly in the marshes of the Nile to hide him from a vengeful Seth, now seeing a threat to his throne.

Pax Africana 2: part one of "Pax Africana" (last month) linked our increasing loss of sovereignty to the lack of peace and stability in Africa. But it was not like that at the beginning--the system of settling disputes through arbitration/final judgement is as old as time in Africa