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{{Distinguish2|''horos'' (ηορός), a [[boundary marker]]}} |
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HOROS/HORUS represent the SUN that is the source of all eternal life. |
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The name HOROS is a derivative of the name HORUS [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus]] who was the Egyptian Sun God born to Isis and Osiris of ancient Egypt. |
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The Omnipresent,The Alpha and The Omega,The Boundary Marker,One who sets HIGH STANDARDS,The SKY - No Limit to Success and Protection |
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HOROS OR HORUS was often the ancient Egyptians' national patron god. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt. |
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Horus was referred to as Horos/Neferhor. This is also spelled Nefer Hor, Nephoros or Nopheros (nfr ḥr.w) meaning 'The Good Horus'. |
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Coincidentally in the later years the name Horos has also been famously linked with the Greek Cultural activities. |
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'''Horos''', '''khoros''', '''choros''' (χορός) means "dance" in [[Greek language]]. This word occurs in the names of numerous [[List of dances sorted by ethnicity|Greek dances]], which may be literally translated as "dance of..." or "dance from...". Sometimes the word may be omitted, e.g., both "''Hasapikos choros''" ("Dance of [[butcher]]s") and [[Hasapiko]] may be seen in use. In [[Ancient Greece]] dance and song were inseparable parts of celebration and theatre. In fact the word [[choir]] originates from "choros" as well (see [[Greek chorus]]). [[Image:Threshing place, Santorini, Greece.jpg|thumb|A ''chorostasi'']] Many Greek villages have a flat place ''chorostasi''/''horostasi'' (Χοροστάσι) where dances, weddings and other events take place. The term ''chorostasi'' denotes "threshing floor", i.e., the place where the [[threshing]] of wheat was done, and after the end of harvesting it was clean and empty and hence a natural place for celebration. Therefore it is claimed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helleniccomserve.com/greek_dance.html |title=Greek Dance: An Ancient Link - A Living Heritage |publisher=Helleniccomserve.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-27}}</ref> that ''chorostasi'' gave both the name ''choros'' and the circular arrangement of the movement in the dance. |
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The dances [[Horo (dance)|Horo]] ([[Bulgaria]]) and [[Hora (dance)|Hora]] ([[Romania]]) (both from [[Balkans]]), and [[Horon]] altogether with ''horos'' have an ancient origin. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Horus]] |
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*[[Chorea (dance)|Khoreia]]. |
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*[[List of dances sorted by ethnicity]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Greek dances]] |
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[[Category:Ancient Greek dance]] |
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[[el:χορός]] |
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