Horae

Dionysus leads the Horae. Dionysus carries his thyrsus, and the middle Hora hold ears of wheat. Neo-Attic Roman relief, c. 50–25 BC.

In Greek mythology, the Horae (/ˈhɔːriː/), Horai (/ˈhɔːraɪ/) or Hours (Ancient Greek: Ὧραι, romanized: Hôrai, lit. 'Seasons', pronounced [hɔ̂ːrai̯]) were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time.

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