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:''For the town in Armenia, see [[Hors, Armenia]].''
'''Hurs''' or '''Hors''' (from a [[Scythian language|Scythian]] '''Khursun'''{{Fact|date=December 2007}}) is the [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] [[god]] of the [[winter]] [[sun]]. The only authentic ancient sources to mention it are the [[Russian Primary Chronicle]] and the [[Tale of Igor's Campaign]].
'''Hors''' represents the old sun which, in [[Slavic mythology]], becomes smaller as the days become shorter in the [[Northern Hemisphere]], and dies on [[Korochun]], the [[winter solstice]]. It is said to be defeated by the dark and evil powers of [[Chernobog]]. On [[23 December|December 23rd]] Hors is resurrected and becomes the new sun, [[Koleda]].
Because of his transformation, Slavs worshipped Hors as the god of [[healing]], [[survival]], and the triumph of [[health]] over [[illness]]. He was purportedly seen as the master of [[herb]]s, a medicine-man and a man of knowledge. Gods with similar roles in other mythology systems include: Esculap ([[Ancient Greece|Hellenic]]), Asclaepius ([[Rome|Roman]]), [[Apis (egyptian mythology)|Apis]] ([[Egypt]]ian), and [[Baldur]] ([[Scandinavia]]n).
At the winter solstice, in honour of the god Hors, Slavs danced a ritual chain-dance which was called the ''horo''. Traditional chain-dancing in [[Bulgaria]] is still called ''horo''. In [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]], it is known as ''[[khorovod]]''.
In contrast, if one looks at [[Polish mythology|Polish sources]], Hors (spelled [[:pl:Chors|Chors]] and pronounced "hors") is considered to be the god of the [[moon]] rather than the sun.
In Serbian "`oro" meaning rounded dancing formation, in reformed Serbian after 19th century is known as "[[kolo (dance)|kolo]]". This dance is performed in the field on happy occasions.
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