Harsiesis
/hɑːrˈsiːəsɪs/noun
A Greek rendering of the ancient Egyptian name meaning Horus, son of Isis, borne by several Egyptian figures.
Did you know?Harsiesis was a Greek form of the Egyptian Hor-sa-Iset, linking its bearer directly to the mythic succession of Isis, Osiris, and Horus.
Etymological Timeline
New Kingdom and later
Egyptian
Ḥr-sꜣ-ꜣst
“Horus, son of Isis”
Ptolemaic Period
Egyptian
Hor-sa-Iset
“Egyptian name-form identifying a person as the son of the goddess Isis”
Hellenistic Period
Greek
Ἁρσιήσης
“Greek transcription of the Egyptian divine name”
Roman Period
Greek
Harsiesis
“A Greek name used for Egyptian priests, rulers, and other figures associated with the Horus tradition”
Modern English
English
Harsiesis
“A scholarly transliteration of the ancient Egyptian name”