ID: 901002084 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002084	Record Type: Character/Person

	Serapis (Greco-Egyptian deity)

Note: Greco-Egyptian deity of the Sun first encountered at Memphis, where his cult was celebrated in association with that of the sacred Egyptian bull Apis (who was called Osorapis when deceased). He was thus originally a god of the underworld but was reintroduced as a new deity with many Hellenic aspects by Ptolemy I Soter (reigned 305–284 BCE), who centred the worship of the deity at Alexandria.

Names:

	Serapis (Greco-Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Sarapis (Greco-Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Serapis (Greco-Egyptian deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Helio-Serapis
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Helio-Serapis (Graeco-Egyptian deity)) [901000747]

	associated with .... Jupiter-Serapis
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Jupiter-Serapis (Romano-Egyptian deity)) [901000749]

	associated with .... Apis
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Apis (Egyptian bull deity)) [901001959]

Other Relationships:

	identified as .... Sun
	.....(Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... sun (star)
	.....(stars (extraterrestrial bodies), extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... underworld (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Greco-Egyptian
	.....(Egyptian (ancient), Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Memphis
	.....(Giza, Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

	located in .... Alexandria
	.....(Al-Iskandarīyah governorate, Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

Sources:

	Serapis (Greco-Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85120158
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 96A32 Serapis
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/7145/unknown-maker-panel-with-painted-image-of-serapis-romano-egyptian-100-ad/
	................Getty Museum, Beyond the Nile (2018)
	Sarapis (Greco-Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255985
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/7145/unknown-maker-panel-with-painted-image-of-serapis-romano-egyptian-100-ad/