Horae
See also: horae and Horæ
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ὧραι (Hôrai, “hours; seasons”).
Proper noun
Horae (plural; 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
Anagrams
- Hoare, hearo, heroa