Apis (deity)
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In ancient Egyptian religion, Apis or Hapis, alternatively spelled Hapi-ankh, was a sacred bull or multiple sacred bulls worshiped in the Memphis region, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary dei
The sacred procession of Apis Osiris by F.A. Bridgman
Pharaoh statuette with the Apis bull (British Museum)
Api or Hapi (Apis, Taureau Consacré a la Lune), N372.2, Brooklyn Museum
Stele dedicated to an Apis, dating to Year 21 of Psamtik I (c. 644 BCE)
Serapis
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Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god. A syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian gods Osiris and Apis, Serapis was extensively popularized in the third century BC on the orders
Apis (deity)
…became Osorapis, i.e. the Osiris Apis, just as dead humans were assimilated to Osiris, the ruler of the underworld. This Osorapis was identified with Serapis of the late Hellenistic period and may well be identical with him. Creating parallels to their own religious beliefs, ancient Greek writers identified…
Marble bust of Serapis wearing a modius
Antoninianus of Postumus with Serapis on the reverse
Bronze votive tablet inscribed to Serapis (2nd century)
A pendant bearing Serapis's likeness, which would have been worn by a member of elite Egyptian society