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(sseh ray' pihss) Also known as Sarapis, this Egyptian-Greek sun deity was worshiped first at Memphis along with the bull-god, Apis. Serapis was introduced to Egypt by the Greeks and was worshiped originally as a god of the underworld. The temple to him at Alexandria was the largest and best known among several. Serapis came to be revered also as a god of healing and fertility, and his worship spread throughout the Roman Empire via the trade routes.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Serapis'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/serapis.html. 1991.

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