ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta name="author" content="Frederick John Kluth"/> <meta name="description" content="The Horae -- Goddesses of the Seasons and the Orderly Progression of Things in General."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Horae, Hours, Women, Seasons, Order, Justice, Peace, Female, goddess, Greek, Greece, fjkluth"/> <style type="text/css" media="screen"> h2 {color: red; text-align: center} img.photo { float: left; margin-right: 20px;} </style> <title> The Horae -- Goddesses of the Seasons and the Orderly Progression of Things in General </title> </head> <body> <p><img class="photo" src="logo.gif" width="200" height="150" alt="Logo of The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG Home</a>, the Horae--></p> <h2>The Role of the Horae in Ancient Greek Art and Culture</h2> <p>Advertisement:</p> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0012620521126070"; /* Goddesses */ google_ad_slot = "1441480835"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p><a href="sguide.html">Shop in a catalog of almost everything</a></p> <p><a href="grepw30.html">Buy Greek items on Amazon.com</a></p> <p><a href="grepq36.html">Discounts, Sales, Specials, and Savings available from offers on the Internet</a></p> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <h2>The Role of the Horae in Ancient Greek Art and Culture</h2> <p>The name 'Horae' comes from the Indo-European root: '1. ei-', 'to go, exit' and is related this way to the words 'hour' and 'year'.</p> <p>"Next he (Zeus) married bright Themis who bore the Horae ÿHours ÿ, and Eunomia ÿOrder ÿ, Dikë ÿJustice ÿ, and blooming Eirene ÿPeace ÿ, who mind the works of mortal men," <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D901">Hes. Th. 901</a></p> <p>"...and self-bidden groaned upon their hinges the gates of heaven which the Hours had in their keeping, [750] to whom are entrusted great heaven and Olympus, whether to throw open the thick cloud or shut it to." <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134:book=5:card=711&amp;highlight=hours">Hom. Il. 5.711</a></p> <p><span><img src="t.d/horae.jpg" alt="The Horae"/><br/>The Horae, Eirene, Eunomia, and Dike. </span></p> <p>The ancient Greeks recognized only three seasons. This is evident from Aristophanes, <cite>Birds</cite> line 709: "First of all, they mark the seasons for them, springtime, winter, and autumn."</p> <ul> <li>@ÀÎÁ± -- the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus.</li> <li>ǵ¹¼Î½ -- winter</li> <li>±Á -- spring</li> </ul> <p>The ancient Greeks identified the regularity of the seasons of the year with the regularity of law, social order, and peace.</p> <h2>Ask a Question about the Horae</h2> <hr/> <p>To ask a question about this topic note the topic (the Horae) and <a href="comm.html">Click here</a></p> <hr/> <p>Advertisement:</p> <p>Buy <a href="sguide.html">Products relating to Ancient Greece</a></p> <p>Buying links: <a href="grepar.html">Art Supplies and Original Art</a> -- <a href="grepe.html">Audio Books</a> -- <a href="grepp.html">Auto Parts and Accessories</a> -- <a href="grepeb.html">eBooks(books in digital form)</a> -- <a href="grepq.html">Traditional Books</a> -- <a href="grepb.html">Business to Business</a> -- <a href="grepcoe.html">Collectibles</a> -- <a href="grepcol.html">College and Education</a> -- <a href="grepcomh.html">Computer HW(Hardware)</a> -- <a href="grepcoms.html">Computer SW(Software)</a> -- <a href="grepcon.html">Construction and Built-in Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepce.html">Consumer Electronics</a> -- <a href="grepcos.html">Cosmetics and Fragrances</a> -- <a href="greppa.html">Costumes and Party Goods</a> -- <a href="grepev.html">Events</a> -- <a href="grepk.html">Furniture and Removable Decoration of Homes</a> -- <a href="grepg.html">Games</a> -- <a href="grepga.html">Garden and Flowers</a> -- <a href="grepj.html">Gifts</a> -- <a href="grepgr.html">Groceries, Gourmet Food, and Wine</a> -- <a href="grepha.html">Hair Care</a> -- <a href="grepl.html">Handbags and Luggage</a> -- <a href="greph.html">Health Food</a> -- <a href="grepho.html">Hotels</a> -- <a href="grepo.html">Jewelry</a> -- <a href="grepki.html">Kitchen and Dining</a> -- <a href="grepmal.html">Malls and Virtual Malls</a> -- <a href="grepme.html">Men&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepu.html">Movies/DVD&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepmu.html">Music</a> -- <a href="grepou.html">Outdoors</a> -- <a href="grepph.html">Photo</a> -- <a href="greppo.html">Posters, Prints and Painting Reproductions</a> -- <a href="greps.html">Shoes</a> -- <a href="grepte.html">Teens</a> -- <a href="grepto.html">Toys</a> -- <a href="grepa.html">Travel</a> -- <a href="grepw.html">Women&#39;s</a> -- <a href="grepeur.html">Geschäft in Europa</a> -- <a href="grepuk.html">United Kingdom Vendors</a> --</p> <p>If you click above and follow the links to a purchase then this site receives a commission for its support.</p> <p><img class="photo" src="logo.gif" width="200" height="150" alt="Logo of The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece"/></p> <p><a href="index.html">RWAAG Home</a>, Horae--></p> <p>updz20120101</p> </body> </html>