Sarapeion of Karanis

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"A Greek god where an Egyptian god once stood."

―Medjay Bayek of Siwa, 48 BCE.

Sarapeion of Karanis

The Sarapeion of Karanis was a Greco-Egyptian temple to Serapis located in Karanis, Faiyum, during the 1st century BCE.

History

Originally an Egyptian temple, it was built over and redecorated to suit the worship of Greco-Egyptian amalgamation god, Serapis, over several years up to 48 BCE, and the work continued, despite multiple setbacks.

In 48 BCE the Medjay Bayek of Siwa visited the temple. A gruesome murder scene caught his attention, and he helped the local Phylakitai, Epigonos, to solve a series of acts of vandalism and murders of Greek priests in the temple. As Bayek found out, a cult of Wadjet was the culprit. However, Bayek was able to prevent them from assassinating the head priest of the temple.