Horae

See also: horae and Horæ

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Horae (singular Hora)

(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

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