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Definition of Serapis

Serapis
Serapis Se*ra"pis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, ???.] (Myth.) An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.

Meaning of Serapis from wikipedia

- Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god. A syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian Osiris and Apis, Serapis was extensively po****rized...
- Serapis is a Greco-Egyptian god. Serapis may also refer to: HMS Serapis, various British ships USS Serapis, several US ships This disambiguation page lists...
- Serapis is a name given to an unconventional, early United States ensign flown from the captured British frigate Serapis. At the September 23, 1779 Battle...
- ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Serapis, after the god Serapis of ****enistic Egypt. HMS Serapis (1779) was a 44-gun Roebuck-class two-decker...
- USS Serapis may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy: Serapis, was a British frigate known as HMS Serapis captured by John Paul...
- 18-pounders, twenty 9-pounders, and four 6-pounders). Serapis was named after the god Serapis in Gr**** and Egyptian mythology. The Americans captured...
- Temple of Isis and Serapis The Temple of Isis and Serapis was a double temple in Rome dedicated to the Egyptian deities Isis and Serapis on the Campus Martius...
- for Serapis, so Mark Smith expresses doubt that Serapis originated as a Gr**** form of Osiris-Apis's name and leaves open the possibility that Serapis originated...
- Serapis engaged Bonhomme Richard, and Alliance fired from a considerable distance at Countess. After sustaining significant damage from the Serapis and...
- Isis and Serapis were among those that expanded in this way. Spread by merchants and other Mediterranean travelers, the cults of Isis and Serapis were established...