Per-Horu-pa-khared
𓅃𓊪𓀔 𓅃𓊪𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔
𓅄𓐝𓈖𓐍𓀔 𓅃𓅆𓅯𓄿𓀔𓈖𓅆
MDC: Hr-p-Xrd
Gardiner:
Budge: Ḥeru-p-kharṭ
Transliteration: Herupakhered
Coptic: Ḥarpikhrōt/ϩⲁⲣⲡⲓϧⲣⲱⲧ
Hebrew:
Ptolemaic Alexandria: Harpocrates, Harpokrates
Greek: Harpokrates, Arpokrátes/ Ἁρποκράτης, to paidí Óros/ το παιδί Ώρος 'The child Horus',
Arpokráteous/Ἃρποκράτηους
Latin : Harpŏcrătēs
Demotic:
English: Arpocrate
Kemetic:
Alt: Hor-pa-chered, Harakhte
Pronounced: Ḥōru pa khared
Meaning: Horu/ Horus the child or Horu/ Horus the younger
Gardiner:
Budge: Ḥeru-p-kharṭ
Transliteration: Herupakhered
Coptic: Ḥarpikhrōt/ϩⲁⲣⲡⲓϧⲣⲱⲧ
Hebrew:
Ptolemaic Alexandria: Harpocrates, Harpokrates
Greek: Harpokrates, Arpokrátes/ Ἁρποκράτης, to paidí Óros/ το παιδί Ώρος 'The child Horus',
Arpokráteous/Ἃρποκράτηους
Latin : Harpŏcrătēs
Demotic:
English: Arpocrate
Kemetic:
Alt: Hor-pa-chered, Harakhte
Pronounced: Ḥōru pa khared
Meaning: Horu/ Horus the child or Horu/ Horus the younger
Home:
Temple:
Nome:
Consort
Children
Parents
Wesir/ Osiris and Auset/ Isis
Isis and Serapis (Alexandrian Rome)
Siblings
Priest names
Features
Shown naked infant wearing the side-lock of youth with one finger held to his lips. Horu/ Horus as an infant. Often depicted on his mothers lap some claim inspired the image of the Virgin Mary.
Symbols
rose (Aphrodite gave a rose to her son Eros, the god of love; he, in turn, gave it to Harpocrates to ensure that his mother's indiscretions)
Roles
The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality. He personifies the newborn sun each day, the first strength of the winter sun, and also the image of early vegetation. Plutarch wrote He became the special protector of children and their mothers. As he was healed of a poisonous snake bite by Re he became a symbol of hope in the gods looking after suffering humanity. Personification of the idealchild.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Cupid (Roman)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Epitaphs
Hr-Ax-byt: Horu from Akhmim/ ipw
Hr-Hknw : Horu of the scared oil
Hr-Hn : Horus the youthful
Hr-Hry-wAD: Horu sitting on the papyrus plant
Hr-mHdty : Horu the Survivor/ incantator?
Hr-nD-it.f : Horu who protects his father
Hr-pA-ra-pA-xrd/ Harpare : Horu the child (Rā-Horu)
Hr pAXrd n bAt : Horu the child of Bat
Hr-pA-Xrd-n-stX : Horu the child of the the Sutekh nome
Hr-pA-Xrd-wr-pi-n-imn : Horu the child exceedingly great, the first born of Amun
Hr-rnpy : Horu the youthful
Hr-sA-Ast-m-bHdt : Horu the son of Auset in Edfu
Hr-sA-Ast-m-mht : Horu the son of Auset in Hehet
Hr-sA-Ast-n-(g)btyw : Horu son of Auset in Koptos
Hr-sA-Ast-wsr : Horu the son of Auset/Isis and Wesir/Osiris
Hr-sA-wsr : Horu the son of Wesir/ Osiris
Hr-n-p : Horu from Buto
Hr-nxnw : Horu the child of Hierakonpolis
Hr-nxn-Xrd : Horu the child-young or little child
Hr(w) Xrd nxn : Horu the child-young or little child
Hr ry nTrw : distant from the gods
Hor-pa-kérnt/ Χορ-πα-κέρντ from Hr-pA-Xrd : Horus the Child
Hr-wAD : Horu the healthy
Hr-wDA-pA-xrd : Horu the uninjured child
sA mHyt : child of Meḥit
Xrd nxn -- the young child
Xrd nxn Dba.f m rA.f -- The young child with his finger in his mouth
(~Ref. Horus in the Pyramid Texts by Thomas George Allen, The Book of the Dead Budge)
Temple:
Nome:
Consort
Children
Parents
Wesir/ Osiris and Auset/ Isis
Isis and Serapis (Alexandrian Rome)
Siblings
Priest names
Features
Shown naked infant wearing the side-lock of youth with one finger held to his lips. Horu/ Horus as an infant. Often depicted on his mothers lap some claim inspired the image of the Virgin Mary.
Symbols
rose (Aphrodite gave a rose to her son Eros, the god of love; he, in turn, gave it to Harpocrates to ensure that his mother's indiscretions)
Roles
The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality. He personifies the newborn sun each day, the first strength of the winter sun, and also the image of early vegetation. Plutarch wrote He became the special protector of children and their mothers. As he was healed of a poisonous snake bite by Re he became a symbol of hope in the gods looking after suffering humanity. Personification of the idealchild.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Cupid (Roman)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Epitaphs
Hr-Ax-byt: Horu from Akhmim/ ipw
Hr-Hknw : Horu of the scared oil
Hr-Hn : Horus the youthful
Hr-Hry-wAD: Horu sitting on the papyrus plant
Hr-mHdty : Horu the Survivor/ incantator?
Hr-nD-it.f : Horu who protects his father
Hr-pA-ra-pA-xrd/ Harpare : Horu the child (Rā-Horu)
Hr pAXrd n bAt : Horu the child of Bat
Hr-pA-Xrd-n-stX : Horu the child of the the Sutekh nome
Hr-pA-Xrd-wr-pi-n-imn : Horu the child exceedingly great, the first born of Amun
Hr-rnpy : Horu the youthful
Hr-sA-Ast-m-bHdt : Horu the son of Auset in Edfu
Hr-sA-Ast-m-mht : Horu the son of Auset in Hehet
Hr-sA-Ast-n-(g)btyw : Horu son of Auset in Koptos
Hr-sA-Ast-wsr : Horu the son of Auset/Isis and Wesir/Osiris
Hr-sA-wsr : Horu the son of Wesir/ Osiris
Hr-n-p : Horu from Buto
Hr-nxnw : Horu the child of Hierakonpolis
Hr-nxn-Xrd : Horu the child-young or little child
Hr(w) Xrd nxn : Horu the child-young or little child
Hr ry nTrw : distant from the gods
Hor-pa-kérnt/ Χορ-πα-κέρντ from Hr-pA-Xrd : Horus the Child
Hr-wAD : Horu the healthy
Hr-wDA-pA-xrd : Horu the uninjured child
sA mHyt : child of Meḥit
Xrd nxn -- the young child
Xrd nxn Dba.f m rA.f -- The young child with his finger in his mouth
(~Ref. Horus in the Pyramid Texts by Thomas George Allen, The Book of the Dead Budge)
