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List of Gods : "God Harpocrates" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Harpocrates"	Greek	The Greek form of the Egyptian god Har-pi-kruti (Horus the Child), made by the Greeks and Romans the god of silence. This arose from a pure misapprehension. It is an Egyptian god, and was represented with its "finger on its mouth," to indicate youth, but the Greeks thought it was a symbol of silence. Greek
God name "Haru-pa-khart"	Egypt	Harpocrates God of the rising Sun. Horus the Child, son of Isis and Osiris, originally a god of youth and vigor, later taking on the aspects of the Sun-god. At Mendes he was the son of Hat-mehit. Egypt
God name "Horus-Harpocrates"	Greek / Roman	the god of quiet life and silence. Greek / Roman

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