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Harpocrates
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English
thumb|upright|Harpocratic Eros, terracotta figurine made in Myrina, c. 100–50 BCE. (Louvre Museum)
Etymology
From en grc Ἁρποκράτης, from en egy ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from egy ḥr Horus + egy pꜣ the + egy ẖrd child.
Proper noun
en Greek god The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality.
Translations
god of silence
Coptic: cop ϩⲁⲣⲡⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἁρποκράτης m
See also
en Fides, en Roman goddess of trust and confidentiality.
en Silence