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Horae
Horae comes from Ancient Greek Ὥρᾱ ‘hours’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὭρᾱHôraias Ὧραι‘hours’
- EnglishtodayHorae
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὭρᾱHôraias Ὧραι‘hours’
- EnglishtodayHorae
Linked words
through Ancient Greek Ὥρᾱ ‘hours’
Today it means
name 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ὥρᾱ / Horae