Syncretism
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Syncretism is the combining or merging of various distinct beliefs or schools of thought, particularly religious ones. For instance, features and components of one religion are incorporated and absorb
The gods Persephone–Isis and Hades–Serapis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism
The god Hermanubis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism
The god Taranis-Jupiter, an example of Romano-Celtic syncretism
Akbar the Great holding a court discussing theology
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
Syncretism
…The gods Persephone–Isis and Hades–Serapis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism Syncretism () is the combining or merging of various distinct beliefs or schools of thought, particularly…
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