Serapis


Se·ra·pis

noun \sə-ˈrā-pəs\

Definition of SERAPIS

: an Egyptian god combining attributes of Osiris and Apis and having a widespread cult in Ptolemaic Egypt and ancient Greece

Origin of SERAPIS

Latin, from Greek Sarapis
First Known Use: 1587

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