Harpocrates

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Harpŏcrătēs: is, m., = Ἁρποκράτης,
I The Egyptian god of silence, represented with his finger on his mouth; acc. to others, a Greek philosopher, who enjoined silence respecting the nature of the gods, Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll. N. cr. (cf. Ov. M. 9, 692).—*
II Transf., a silent person, Cat. 74, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Harpŏcrătēs,¹⁵ is, m. (Ἁρποκράτης), Harpocrate [dieu du silence] : Varro L. 5, 57 ; Catul. 74, 4.