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| Title | The Fertility god |
| Cult Center | Alexandria |
| Gender | Male |
| Patron - Dominion | fertility - healing - the underworld |
| Dedicated temples | Serapeum of Alexandria
The temple of Serapis in Memphis Burial of Apis Bulls in
Serapeum of Saqqara |
| Appearance | Wears the modius (a small pot indicating fertility) on his head
bearded figure seated on a throne with the three-headed dog of Hades, Cerberus, at his feet. |
Created by the Ptolemaic Pharaoh Ptolemy I, he was a composite of several Egyptian and Hellenistic deities who was introduced at the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period
His name was Aser-hapi (i.e. Osiris-Apis), which became Serapis,
Married to Isis and father of Horus
His cult quickly spread from its center in Alexandria, reaching Ancient Rome.
The cult of Serapis survived into and Roman period
The destruction of Sarapeum in Alexandria by early Christians in 385 A.D. that marked the end of his cult.
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