Sarapis

Japanese: Sarapis
Sarapis

…A hybrid deity that clearly illustrates the religious syncretism of the Hellenistic world. Also called Sarapis. Originally, Apis was the sacred bull that was united with Osiris, the god of the dead in ancient Egypt, but Ptolemy I added Greek mythological ideas to this and established Sarapis as the national deity of his dynasty.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sarapis" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ヘレニズム世界の宗教習合(シンクレティズム)をよく示す混成神。サラピスSarapisともいう。もとは古代エジプトの死者の神オシリスと合一した聖牛アピスApisの尊崇だったが,これにギリシア神祇の観念を加えてプトレマイオス1世がその王朝の国家神として創設した。…

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