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(book reviews)
; ...First Commandment, worshipping no other god before Heidegger, the mid-1940s disclosed that his dwelling needed the majordomo Harpocrates, his cherished Greeks' lip-sealing godlet of silence and secrecy. Hardly a word escaped Heidegger, in particular, about his...
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Wordwatch: The origins of words.
; ...in Roman mythology, was enjoying a secret love affair when Harpocrates, the god of silence, spied her and her lover. The goddess...his mother's privacy by creating the first rose and buying Harpocrates' pledge of silence with it. The rose thus became a well-recognized...
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H.S. Smith, Sue Davies & K.J. Frazer with Roger Bland. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara. The Main Temple Complex: The Archaeological Report.(Book review)
; ...wooden statues of Osiris and Isis and a bronze statue of Harpocrates, standing carefully positioned at the rear of the shrine; in front, at an angle, lay another bronze figure of Harpocrates and a small faience figure of Isis. Another cache of...
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A rose by any other name
; ...Land. The common name of the rose is Mary's flower. A more romantic explanation is that Cupid, the Roman god of love, gave Harpocrates, the god of silence, a rose as an inducement not to disclose the amorous activities of Venus, the goddess of sensual love...
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The glory of wildflowers For me June has always been a summer month, right from the first day. I still think of it as hay-making time, presided over by the breath of wild roses. And the big cream blossoms of elder give off a honeyed-tart scent, while the gone-over rowan blossom has been glorious.
; ...dagger-like thorns. The blush-coloured flowers have five, heart-shaped petals, and once upon a time, this was the flower of Harpocrates, God of silence. For obvious reasons roses were planted on lovers' graves. But for me they aren't symbols of sadness. They...
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From gems to duds, Gillot's collection kills a myth
; ...turquoise faience figure of the lion-headed deity Bastet or the miniature plaque with the three figures of Isis, Nephtys and Harpocrates in relief, were so poor that they nearly failed to find takers on Tuesday, respectively selling for euro 5,625 and euro 875...
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Ancient glories 'Excavating Egypt' exhibit brings collected splendor to light in N.M.
; ...glass and calcite, it includes eyelashes and a pair of ornate snake bracelets, armbands and a pectoral with figures of Isis, Harpocrates and Serapis. Beneath the mask is the foot case used to protect the mummy's feet. Its gilded surface, like that of the mask...
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Reconsidering a Phoenician inscribed amulet from the vicinity of Tyre (1).(Brief Communications)
; ...child. (7) The image of the child Horus--Horpakhered/Harpocrates--seated on a lotus flower appears to have developed...work, (21) in metalwork, (22) and in glyptic. (23) The Harpocrates figure may appear alone, surrounded by papyrus stalk
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Review of a best seller's derivations
; ...Eros, god of love: ''When Eros in turn gave the rose to Harpocrates, the deity of silence, to induce him to conceal the weaknesses...could it be that the comic geniuses selected that name from Harpocrates, god of silence? 2003 Copyright International Herald Tribune...
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Philippi, Band 2 / Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi
; ...Nemesis (142/G562), Pluto (527/G208), Liber, Libera, and Mercury (094/L590), Neptune (388/L566), as well as Horus, Apollo, and Harpocrates (191/G300). In 092/G496 someone offers a dedicatory inscription to a theos hypogaios (092/G496, cf. Phil 2:10 epigeion kai...
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