Horus was an Egyptian-born Cynic philosopher and Olympic boxer of the fourth century, victorious at the Olympic games held at Antioch in 364. Born in Alexandria, the son of a man named Valens, he was originally a student of rhetoric and an athlete before turning to Cynic philosophy; he was commended that same year, alongside his brother Phanes, to the praefectus Aegypti Maximus and to Eutocius. He later appears as an interlocutor in Macrobius Saturnalia and as a friend of Symmachus, who commended him to Nicomachus Flavianus.
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Horus (), also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor () in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.
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Horus (Ancient Greek: Ὦρος; fl. 4th century) was an Egyptian Cynic philosopher and Olympic boxer, who was victorious at the Olympic games in Antioch in 364 AD.
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Horus (Ancient Greek: Ὦρος; fl. 4th century) was an Egyptian Cynic philosopher and Olympic boxer, who was victorious at the Olympic games in Antioch in 364 AD.
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