Horae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːɹi/ /ˈhɔːɹaɪ/

Word forms

Horae Hora

Etymology

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

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