Horae

See also: horae and Horæ

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Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ὧραι (Hôrai, “hours; seasons”).

Proper noun

Horae (singular Hora)

1. (Greek mythology) The goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of the times of the year, and the laws and orders of time; originally the personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects, but in later times regarded as goddesses of order in general and of natural justice.

Hyponyms

• Thallo (Spring), Auxo (Summer), Carpo (Autumn), Dike (Justice), Eirene (Peace), Eunomia (Order of Law)

Coordinate terms

• (Seasonal deities): Chione (Winter), Persephone/Proserpina

Translations

Greek goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time

Greek: Ώρες (el) (Óres) Ancient Greek: Ὧραι f pl (Hôrai) Russian: Оры f pl (Ory), Хоры f pl (Xory), Горы f pl (Gory)

Anagrams

• Hoare, hearo, heroa