Serapis

	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.
	Historical Developments	Serapis was created by the Ptolemaic Pharaoh Ptolemy 1, 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 Serapeum in Alexandria by early Christians in 385 A.D. that marked the end of his cult.

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