Horologion

The term Horologion ( Greek  ὡρολόγιον ) denotes:

• Ancient clocks, especially sundials and water clocks
• a book for the Liturgy of the Hours in the Byzantine churches.

The Latinized form Horologium denotes:

• also an antique clock, in particular the Horologium of Augustus on the Martian field in Rome
• the instrument (baton or bell) with which monks were awakened to pray the hours, later also used as a name for tower clocks in monasteries and churches, in particular the astronomical clock on Strasbourg cathedral
• the constellation of the pendulum clock

Wildlife :

• Horologion (genus) , generic name of ground beetles

See also:

• Horologium superclusters
• Tower of the Winds (Athens) (Horologion des Andronikos)

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.