Horus

noun

Ho·​rus ˈhȯr-əs How to pronounce Horus (audio)
: the falcon-headed Egyptian god of light and the son of Osiris and Isis

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To win, players must match a cluster of at least 20 Eye of Horus symbols in the Main Game or the Free Turns bonus game, per the Georgia Lottery’s website. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 Per Artnet, Tutankhamun’s coffins are meant to resemble Osiris, and Brown interprets the four staffs as the tools used by Horus to revive Osiris. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 Excursions to the fabled temples of Esna, Horus, Khnum, and Kom Ombo, and the tombs of El Kab and Gebel el-Silsila, are included, with talks hosted by professional Egyptologists. Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025 Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024 The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 Musk also suggested selling life-size Temple of Horus Lego-like sets, composed of muck bricks. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek Hōros, from Egyptian Ḥr

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Horus was in 1832

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“Horus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Horus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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