Ὅρκος

See also: όρκος and ὅρκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Personification of ὅρκος (hórkos, object by which one swears an oath).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ὅρκος • (Hórkosm (genitive Ὅρκου); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Horkos, a divinity who punishes the false and perjured

Inflection

Descendants

  • ? Latin: Orcus