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'''Serapis''' was a [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Egypt]]ian god worshipped in ancient Egypt. | '''Serapis''' was a [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Egypt]]ian god worshipped in ancient Egypt. | ||
The god was introduced by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], the founder of the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}} of Egypt, who sought to accomodate the similar beliefs of both Greek and Egyptian culture. To this end, he | The god was introduced by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], the founder of the {{Wiki|Ptolemaic dynasty}} of Egypt, who sought to accomodate the similar beliefs of both Greek and Egyptian culture. To this end, he amalgamated the names of [[Osiris]] and [[Apis]], forming the name "Serapis". | ||
By the 1st century BCE, the cult of Serapis was widespread across Egypt, with various towns and cities containing a temple or shrine dedicated to him, the most notable being the [[Serapeum of Alexandria]]. | By the 1st century BCE, the cult of Serapis was widespread across Egypt, with various towns and cities containing a temple or shrine dedicated to him, the most notable being the [[Serapeum of Alexandria]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 4 April 2018
Serapis was a Greco-Egyptian god worshipped in ancient Egypt.
The god was introduced by Ptolemy I Soter, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, who sought to accomodate the similar beliefs of both Greek and Egyptian culture. To this end, he amalgamated the names of Osiris and Apis, forming the name "Serapis".
By the 1st century BCE, the cult of Serapis was widespread across Egypt, with various towns and cities containing a temple or shrine dedicated to him, the most notable being the Serapeum of Alexandria.