entity_sources: ENT_SYN_HARPOCRATES, SRC_PLUTARCH_ISIS_OSIRIS, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_SYN_HARPOCRATES | SRC_PLUTARCH_ISIS_OSIRIS | direct attestation | De Iside 19, 68: Harpocrates (Horus-the-child) is explicitly identified as the younger Horus born prematurely; the finger-to-lips gesture misread as "silence" rather than an infantile gesture is explained in De Iside 68; Plutarch's account is the primary Greek source for Harpocrates as a distinct deity |