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HORUS

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Overview

HORUS (noun)
  The noun HORUS has 1 sense:

1. Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isisplay

  Familiarity information: HORUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HORUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)


 Context examples 


Millions of mummified ibis birds have been found in Egyptian tombs and catacombs in Saqqara and Tuna el-Gebel, and Egyptologists have reported they were sacrificed to the god Thoth, who is often depicted with the head of an ibis, the way Horus is shown with the head of a falcon and Bast with the head of a cat.

(Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study, Wikinews)



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