Haroeris
/ˌhær.oʊˈɪər.ɪs/noun
A Greek name for Horus the Elder, an ancient Egyptian sky and kingship deity.
Did you know?Haroeris represents Horus in his elder form, while the famous Eye of Horus became an Egyptian symbol of protection, healing, and restored wholeness.
Etymological Timeline
Early Dynastic Period
Egyptian
Ḥr-wr
“Horus the Great or Horus the Elder; a form of the falcon-headed sky god”
Old Kingdom
Egyptian
Ḥr
“Horus; literally associated with the distant or high one, traditionally connected with the sky”
Ptolemaic Period
Egyptian-Greek
Haroeris
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian Horus the Elder”
3rd–1st Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Ἁροήρης (Haroḗrēs)
“The Greek name used for the elder or great form of Horus”
Modern English
English
Haroeris
“A scholarly and Egyptological name for Horus the Elder”
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