Harpocrates
A Greco-Egyptian deity appearing on the reverse of magical gems from late Antiquity. Associated with silence, secrets, and protective magic in syncretic religious practices alongside other Egyptian and Greek deities.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -2600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Depicted on reverse of late Antiquity magical gems in syncretic context.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Abraxas, Sarapis, Apis, Heru-pa-Khered, Bubastis, Sol Invictus, Horus the Child, Ꜣst-wrt-ḥꜢt-mḥyt, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata, Hu, Akhty, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Harsomtus, Amu-Aa, Apesh, Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Sothis, Sopdet, Agathodaemon, Chnum, Aion, Ra, Hathor, Aphrodite, Set, Eros, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Serapis
- syncretized with
- Horus
- aspect of
- Horus
- manifests as
- Horus
- manifested by
- Horus
Mentioned by
- Agathodaemon
- Chnum
- Aion
- Ra
- Hathor
- Aphrodite
- Set
- Eros
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
- Ani
- Ash
- Serapis
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“surrounded by the lion-headed snake Chnum–Agathodaemon–Aion, with Harpocrates on the reverse”
#9061 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Raet was also considered a wife of Montu, and she formed a triad with him and Harpocrates in Medamud.”
#16059 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A bone figurine depicting the god dating back to the 1st century BC. In addition to the god, two satyrs and a goose are depicted. It was discovered during excavations at the ancient Greek city of Tiritaka at Crimea. A statue of Harpocrates was also found in Saudi Arabia”
#16681 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“where Spon and Wheler found another in which Isis, Anubis, Harpocrates, and the Dioscuri were all named, it is very probable that the remains of white marble belonged to a temple of Isis”
#19717 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“For example, a stela from Mendes from the reign of Iuput II depicts an offering being given to a triad of Banebdjedet, Isis the Great, and Harpocrates.”
#23372 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001