The Greek word hálōs derived in Latin halos, which arrived in Spanish as halo . The concept has several uses according to context .
The first meaning that mentions the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE ) in your dictionary refers to meteor which consists of a brightness that appears around the Moon and to the disks of Sun . A meteor, in turn, is an atmospheric phenomenon.
A halo, in this sense, is presented as a optical effect that can be noticed around the Sun or from the natural satellite of the land . Usually seen in Alaska , the Antarctica , Scandinavia , Greenland and other cold regions, although with the appropriate conditions it can happen anywhere in the world.
Halos occur when ice particles that are suspended in the atmosphere layer closest to the earth's surface (the troposphere ) Refract the light, causing a spectrum of pale tones to appear next to the Moon or at Sun .
Also called halo is the aura that is included in the head of the Saints and the deities . It is a circle or a ring of light that is situated in the graphic representations of sacred beings: in the case of Christianity, the halo can appear on the Virgin Mary , the angels, the apostles or Jesus Christ , for example.
Halo, on the other hand, is a compositional element which alludes to the Salt . The halogens , to name a case, they are chemical elements whose salts are common in the natural environment. Chlorine, fluorine and iodine are some of the halogens.
As a proper name, Halo is the name of a series of video game that belongs to the North American company Microsoft . While its creation took place in the studios Bungie, where the first titles of the saga were developed from the year 2001, then happened to be in the hands of 343 Industries a decade later.
Regarding its history, the Halo series games belong to the genre of Science fiction ; As for its playability, we can say that they are first person shots. There are both versions for computer and console Xbox , and are controlled with the keyboard and mouse combination or with the control, respectively. On a technical level, it is one of the sagas that have most opted for new technologies, both in the graphic and the sound section, but especially in the accuracy of their controls.
The center of the history Halo is a war between an alliance of aliens called Covenant and human beings, which eventually involves other races. Covenant has as guides a group of religious leaders known as the prophets, who are devotees of Forerunners, an ancient civilization that perished in the hands of Flood. The main character of the series is called Chief Master John-117 , a biologically modified soldier with superhuman powers; his almost inseparable companion is Cortana , an artificial intelligence entity.
On the other hand, Halo it is also the name of a song that he interpreted for the first time Beyoncé , the American singer of R&B contemporary, as part of his album I Am ... Sasha Fierce. It was written by Beyoncé herself along with Evan "Kidd" Bogart and Ryan Tedder and published as the fourth single on January 20, 2009. Along its lines, the song describes a sublime love. The following year, he won a Grammy for best vocal performance and the MTV award for best song in his European ceremony. Philip Andelman was the director of his music video.
