HORÆA, in antiquity, solemn sacrifices, consisting of fruits, &c. offered in spring, summer, autumn, and winter; that heaven might grant mild and temperate weather. These, according to Meursius, were offered to the goddesses called Ὠραι, i. e. Hours, who were three in number, attended upon the Sun, presided over the four seasons of the year, and had divine worship paid them at Athens.