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.