What *is* a Horcrux: Possible 'Lily's Eyes' connection

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 133470

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, redmorning <redmorning at t...> 
wrote:
> JKR obviously invented this word.  From whence does it come?  What 
does 
> it mean?
> 
> Hor--
> 
> mountain. (1.) One of the mountains of the chain of Seir or Edom, 
on the 
> confines of Idumea (Num. 20:22-29; 33:37). It was one of the 
stations of 
> the Israelites in the wilderness (33:37), which they reached in the 
> circuitous route they were obliged to take because the Edomites 
refused 
> them a passage through their territory. It was during the 
encampment 
> here that Aaron died (Num. 33:37-41). (See AARON.) The Israelites 
passed 
> this mountain several times in their wanderings. It bears the 
modern 
> name of Jebel Harun, and is the highest and most conspicious
> 
> or
> 
> *hor* [From Latin 'hora', extant in Hindi, Romance (Spanish, 
Italian, 
> French), English ('hour'), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] hour --
 a 
> time period of 60 minutes
> 
> Something else?
> 
> ***
> 
> Crux (or Crux Australis) is the scientific name of the Southern 
Cross 
> constellation. This well-known, cross-shaped Southern Hemisphere 
> constellation is on the Australian flag. The brightest star in Crux 
is 
> Acrux (alpha Cru), a double-star system at the base of the cross. 
The 
> second-brightest star is Becrux or Mimosa (Beta Cru); the 
> third-brightest is Gacrux (Gamma Cru). The Jewel Box (also known as 
> Kappa Crucis) is an open cluster of about 100 stars in the Southern 
> Cross. Crux lies on the Milky Way and is surrounded by the 
constellation 
> Centaurus on three sides.
> 
> or
> crux Pronunciation <javascript:play('C0779000')> (krks, krks)
> /n./ /pl./ *crux·es* or *cru·ces* (krsz)
> *1. * The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of 
the 
> matter; the crux of an argument.
> *2. * A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.
> 
> or
> 
> Probably short for Medieval Latin crux (interpretum), /torment (of 
> interpreters)/, from Latin crux, /cross/.]
> 
> Just wondering what we're looking for.
> 
> Jemima

I think the "Hor" is a reference to Horus the Egyptian god of Light 
(similar to Apollo) or sun god. If I recall my mythology correctly 
the root of the word "hour" is derived from Horus because he 
controlled the sun (or the day). This link has more about him
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/horus.htm

In a nutshell, Horus had different "manifestations". One of them, 
Harmakhis the "Horus in the Horizon",  was associated with eternal 
life/resurrection. 

Now let's look at the second part of the horcrux--"Crux" or cross, 
which is the Christian symbol of the death and resurrection/eternal 
life of Jesus.

So, if my Horus connection is trustworthy, Rowling combined two words 
that in mythology represented resurrection and eternal life to 
describe something that gave Voldemort "eternal life" by storing bits 
of his soul.  

Also, the Horus connection would explain the constant references to 
Lily's eyes. There is a symbol called the "Eye of Horus". The Eye of 
Horus was supposed to convey healing and protective powers. 
So "Lily's eyes" can be the physical manifestation of Lily's 
protection over Harry. And since Lily was good at charms, she could 
have created a charm that gave Harry her eyes (maybe not physically, 
but symbolically speaking) as part of that protection.

Milz