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They worshipped in the temples of Isis and Serapis, a healer of the sick, and also of their son, Horus, who was usually called Harpocrates by the Greeks and pictured with his finger held to his mouth.
ANC Today 2007
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Serapis, a healer of the sick, and also of their son, Horus, who was usually called Harpocrates by the Greeks and pictured with his finger held to his mouth.
ANC Today 2007
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The infant was the younger Horus, who in his youth bore the name of Harpocrates, that is, the child Horus.
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The infant was the younger Horus, who in his youth bore the name of Harpocrates, that is, the child Horus.
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The infant was the younger Horus, who in his youth bore the name of Harpocrates, that is, the child Horus.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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The infant was the younger Horus, who in his youth bore the name of Harpocrates, that is, the child Horus.
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Alongside those Greek-era finds, a large collection of statues of Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess of protection and motherhood, was found along with bronze and ceramic statues of Egyptian deities such as Harpocrates and Ptah, indicating Egyptian religious beliefs remained influential.
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There are other less important incidents in the story, among them that Isis had another son by the soul of Osiris after his death, who is the god called Harpocrates, represented as lame and with his finger on his mouth. [
Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849
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This sign was associated with Horus, or Harpocrates – one of the forms of Horus.
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Lady; no Harpocrates muter, his uncle is hush'd.
Poems and Fragments 2006
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