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سراپیس

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سراپیس

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Also known as Sarapis

thumb|Antoninianus of Postumus with Serapis on the reverse. Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god. A syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian 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.

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Deity.type
egyptian
Deity.name
Serapis
Deity.image
Serapis Pio-Clementino Inv689 n2.jpg
Deity.caption
Marble bust of Serapis wearing a modius
Deity.cult_center
Serapeum of Alexandria

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Gender
male
Spouse
Isis
Image
Serapis Pio-Clementino Inv689 n2.jpg
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Serapis
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Category:Serapis
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