Horus
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Ho·rus
(hôr′əs)n.Mythology
The ancient Egyptian god of the sky, son of Osiris and Isis, represented as having the head of a falcon.
[Late Latin,Hōrus, from Greek,Hōros, from Egyptianḥrw.]
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Horus
(ˈhɔːrəs)n
(Non-European Myth & Legend) a solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon's head
[via Late Latin from GreekHōros, from EgyptianHur hawk]
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Ho•rus
(ˈhɔr əs, ˈhoʊr-)n.
an Egyptian solar deity, regarded as the son or brother of Isis and Osiris, and represented as a falcon or as a falcon-headed man.
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Thwaites is charming and energetic as lead character Bek, and shares good chemistry with Coster-Waldau'sHorus. Butler looks the part in his natural comfort zone as a fierce king or a warrior, but his portrayal of the villainous Set never has him convincing compared to his heroic turn as Leonidas, and the Scottish twang doesn't help.
Said mortals have now been sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor, including Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a wily, handsome and quite boring young thief who dreams of freeingHorus from his self-imposed exile.
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Horus was the ancient Egyptian god of war and hunting.
She shared a photo of her own Aleister Crowley-inspired tattoo of the Eye ofHorus.
"The pharoanic legends narrate that the deity Set tore the eye ofHorus into pieces and spread it all over Egypt, thenHorus recollected all these scattered parts and cured them to be given the name of Wadget (the complete) body," said Intessar Abdel Fattah, the Founder and president of the Festival.
"TheHORUS system is an effective response to recent public health changes that have enabled patients to select providers, as it consolidates health information, reduces duplication and coordinates patient care across multiple institutions."
The deal, worth 250 million Egyptian pounds ($42 million), increases the Wadi Group shares owned by both families andHorus Food and Agribusiness to 94 per cent, up from the previous 84 per cent.
With a given cartridge's known ballistic data, target range and constants figured, first-round hits are more certain with theHorus Vision grid system, providing the user with immediate feedback for potential shot correction.
Osiris' mummy is resurrected for one night and Isis sleeps with him, conceiving a son,Horus, who is raised secretly in the marshes of the Nile to hide him from a vengeful Seth, now seeing a threat to his throne.
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