Horus


Ho·rus

noun \ˈhr-əs\

Definition of HORUS

: the falcon-headed Egyptian god of light and the son of Osiris and Isis

Origin of HORUS

Late Latin, from Greek Hōros, from Egyptian Ḥr
First Known Use: 1832

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