CHAP. XIII. EHOOU, THE DAY. . 409 



already observed*, the Egyptians did not indicate 

 it by the finger, but by placing tlie whole hand over 

 the mouth. The position of Harpocrates's finger, 

 therefore, a})pears rather to refer to a habit common 

 to children in all times and in every country: and 

 that the form of his body, witli a prominent ab- 

 domen, was aptly chosen to indicate extreme youth, 

 is sufficiently proved by the appearance of Egyp- 

 tian children at the present day. 



Instances occur of Harpocrates with the cap and 

 feathers of Amun ; but as tliese are bronze statues, 

 and unaccompanied by hieroglyphics, there is no 

 possibility of ascertaining the exact character he 

 bore when so represented. 



The connection between Harpocrates, as well as 

 other of these infant Deities, and the God, gene- 

 rally called Typhonian, whom I have supposed to 

 represent Death, is very remarkable. But I shall 

 treat of it more fully in another place, when de- 

 scribing the attributes and character of that Deity. 



Ehoou, the Day. 



The form and attributes of this youthful Deity 

 are similar to those of Harpocrates, from whom the 

 hieroglyphic legends alone distinguish him. He 

 is the third member of the triad of Dendera, and 

 son of Athor, by whom he is nursed. This God- 

 dess, in the character of mother of an infant, ap- 

 pears to have borrowed the attributes of Isis ; but 

 the same office is assumed by other Goddesses. 



* Sitpid, Vol. III. p. 46. 



