Examples of Horus in a Sentence
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All ships stop at the temples of Kom Ombo and of Horus, at Edfu.
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Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
King pointed me to his conjuration of Haures, Duke of Hell and commander of thirty-six legions, known better as the Egyptian deity Horus.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Ne Hesut Ba served as head of scribes and priest of the gods Horus and Maat, and his tomb walls were covered with scenes of daily life, farming and hunting.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
The jackal is associated with Anubis, god of death; the falcon with Horus, god of the sky; the hippopotamus with Taweret, goddess of fertility.
—Nathaniel J. Dominy, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2021
Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
King pointed me to his conjuration of Haures, Duke of Hell and commander of thirty-six legions, known better as the Egyptian deity Horus.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Ne Hesut Ba served as head of scribes and priest of the gods Horus and Maat, and his tomb walls were covered with scenes of daily life, farming and hunting.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
The jackal is associated with Anubis, god of death; the falcon with Horus, god of the sky; the hippopotamus with Taweret, goddess of fertility.
—Nathaniel J. Dominy, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Hōros, from Egyptian Ḥr
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Horus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Horus. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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