Serapis
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Serapis is a Greco-Egyptian syncretic god combining aspects of Osiris and Apis with Hellenistic deities, worshipped widely in the Ptolemaic and Roman worlds.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serapis cult | 1 |
| cult of Serapis | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greco-Egyptian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ syncretic god ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Serapeum of Alexandria
Serapeum of Saqqara ⓘ
surface form:
Serapeum of Memphis
Serapeum of Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
Harpocrates
Isis ⓘ Osiris-Apis ⓘ |
| cultPurpose | unify Greek and Egyptian subjects ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic world
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| declineCause | Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
bearded man
ⓘ
seated on a throne ⓘ |
| domain |
afterlife
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ fertility ⓘ healing ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Asclepius
ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ Hades ⓘ Pluto ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
Apis
ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ Hades ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| headgear | modius ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Canopus ⓘ Memphis ⓘ Pergamon ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of the Serapeum of Alexandria ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman religion
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| symbol |
Cerberus
ⓘ
surface form:
cerberus
cornucopia ⓘ modius ⓘ scepter ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic period
Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| worshipSpreadTo |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Serapis cult
this entity surface form:
cult of Serapis