The God of Silence, Secrets and Confidentiality
Harpocrates
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26 responses to “Harpocrates”
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Brilliant!
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Thank you, Ashley!
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Your epithet “God of Silence” has me thinking the Harpo in Harpocrates alludes to Harpo Marx.
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Someone already brought this up in the comments. It could well be that the names are related. I know that some Greeks are named after classical gods even today. So it is a possibility. But I don’t know much about the Marx Brothers. I have seen some of their movies, but that was ages ago.
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Oh, wow! The epitome of a successful representation of meditation! Congratulations on your impressive work!
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Thanks a lot! I’m glad you like it!
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Lots of stuff to keep quite about. Excellent image.
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Thanks a lot, Timothy. I’m glad you like it.
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Stilte en rust… iets waar steeds meer mensen behoefte aan hebben.
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Inderdaad. In onze hectische wereld is het steeds moeilijker om kalm te blijven.
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In sich ruhend. 👍
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Ja, das tut er. 🙂
Vielen Dank, Pit.
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Esta vez te superaste a ti mismo. Genial Rabirius
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Muchas gracias, Manuel!
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Por nada amigo. Que semana sea excelente.
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Muchas gracias.
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Por nada amigo. Para mí es placer disfrutar de tu arte.
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Muchas gracias, otra vez.
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Excellent!
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Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
What separate File from Fire? These two are old friends.🙂
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Yes, there could well be a connection. 🙂
keeping the books shut, keeping his eyes shut, silent water over any secrets… what an image I’d never have thought of.
And like the earlier commenter, I am wondering if Harpo Marx might have had any clue that he was sharing a name with a voluntarily mute god? Could harp music in Greek culture have had a use in–or symbolic meaning of–wordless communication?
Thank you for introducing us to so many deities!
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Thank you so much for your comment, Kim.
Well, I don’t know if Harpo Marx ever thought about his name. But as many people do just that, I think it is possible.
However, I don’t think that a harp is somehow connected, as the Greek word for harp is ψαλτήριον which would be something like psalterion in English. But a lot of Greek gods still resonate in our time and age. By name, appearance and stories. But I usually try to shine a light on the lesser known gods. some of them have really interesting stories as well and they still have relations to modern living.
Another thought-provoking image rabirius! Love your creativity!
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Thank you so much, Denise.
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