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Serapis

Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god. A syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian gods Osiris and Apis, Serapis was extensively popularized in the third century BC on the orders of Greek Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter, as a means to unify the Greek and Egyptian subjects of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

History, Serapis cult history & Iconography

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Serapis cult history

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Iconography

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Gallery

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Etymology

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Major cult center
Serapeum of Alexandria
Name in hieroglyphs
wsjr-ḥp Koine Greek: Σέραπις

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Etymology

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Serapis cult history

Jewish and Christian views

Gallery

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Serapis

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Triples115
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Gallery · 36
Serapis → AfghanistanOil, Alexandria, AlexandriaSerapis, BCE, Begram, Brooklyn MuseumHead, Carthage, CEAnubis, CEBust, Dinar, Gaza, GermanyBronze, Hadrian, Harpocrates, Head, Herculean, Huvishka, Illustration, Isis, ItalyA
related to history · 24
Serapis → According, Alexandria, Arrian, Asia Minor, BCE, Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptians, Eleusinian Mysteries, Eumolpidae, Greeks, Hellenic, Hyksos, Manetho, One, Plutarch, Ptolemies, Ptolemy, Ptolemy's, Set
related to Iconography · 23
Serapis → Amun, Apis, Asclepius, Calathus, Dionysus, Dis Pater, Egyptian, Egyptian Greek, Greek, Greek Sarapis, Greek-style, Hades, It, Jupiter, Moreover, Osiris, Osiris-Apis, Pan, Pluto, The
related to External links · 22
Serapis → Alexandria, Antioch, Archived, Bevan, Chapter II, Chicago, Encyclopædia Romana, Gods, Greco-Egyptian Mythology, Grout, Immoralities, James, Of, Penelope, Ptolemy, Retrieved, Sinope, Temple, The Alexandrian Synthesis, The House
related to Jewish and Christian views · 8
Serapis → AD, Christian, Egypt, Jewish, Patriarch Joseph, Talmud, Tertullian, The
Major cult center · 1
Serapis → Serapeum of Alexandria
Name in hieroglyphs · 1
Serapis → wsjr-ḥp Koine Greek: Σέραπις

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greek egyptian alexandria cult osiris god isis citation needed statue sarapis century ptolemy roman serapeum deity egypt derived temple deities

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SerapisMajor cult centerSerapeum of Alexandria1.00infobox
SerapisName in hieroglyphswsjr-ḥp Koine Greek: Σέραπις1.00infobox
Serapisrelated to External linksBevan0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksThe House0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksPtolemy0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksChapter II0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksGrout0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksJames0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksTemple0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksPenelope0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksEncyclopædia Romana0.60section
Serapisrelated to External linksUniversity0.60section

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