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Serapis
Serapis was a Graeco-Egyptian god whose cult was promoted by Ptolemy I Soter in the early third century BCE, combining the Egyptian Osiris and the Apis bull with the appearance of Greek gods such as Zeus and Hades. His great temple, the Serapeum of Alexandria, was a centre of the city's religious life until its destruction in 391 CE, and his worship spread across the Mediterranean.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Serapis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/serapis
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