Horus

noun

Ho·rus ˈhȯr-əs

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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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