Ho·rus (hôr??s)n. Mythology The ancient Egyptian god of the sky, son of Osiris and Isis, represented as having the head of a falcon.[Late Latin, H?rus, from Greek, H?ros, from Egyptian ?rw.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Horus (?h??r?s) n (Non-European Myth & Legend) a solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon’s head[via Late Latin from Greek H?ros, from Egyptian Hur hawk]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ho?rus (?h?r ?s, ?ho?r-) 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. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.