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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning & History
In Greek mythology, this is the name of a king of Troezen, who is the (human) maternal grandfather of the demi-god Althepus.In real-life, a known bearer of this name was the Byzantine lexicographer and grammarian Oros of Alexandria (5th century AD), although it should be noted that in his case, his name is a variant transcription of Horos.