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• HORUS (noun)
The noun HORUS has 1 sense:
1. Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
Familiarity information: HORUS used as a noun is very rare.
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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