In late Greek mythology as developed in Ptolemaic Alexandria, Harpocrates (Ἁρποκράτης) is the god of silence. Harpocrates was adapted by the Greeks from the Egyptian child god Horus. To the ancient Egyptians, Horus represented the newborn Sun, rising each day at dawn. When the Greeks conquered Egypt under Alexander the Great, they trans... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpocrates