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Serapis: Egypt, Greece, and Divinity (Gods of Egypt, Myth and Mystery, #21)

Serapis: Egypt, Greece, and Divinity (Gods of Egypt, Myth and Mystery, #21)

By AJ Carmichael

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Serapis: Egypt, Greece, and Divinity (Gods of Egypt, Myth and Mystery, #21)

Length6h 52m

About this audiobook

A god without a past—yet rooted in the deepest traditions of the ancient world. Serapis emerged in the wake of conquest, rising from the meeting point of Egyptian eternity and Greek philosophy to become one of the most powerful and enigmatic deities of the Hellenistic age. But was he discovered… or deliberately created? This book takes you inside the birth of a god, where temples, statues, and sacred spaces reveal a story not of mythic origins, but of calculated design, cultural fusion, and the reshaping of belief itself. Journey through the monumental Serapeum of Alexandria, the sacred legacy of the Apis bull, and the enduring theology of Osiris as they converge into a single divine figure. Blending archaeology, history, and religious insight, this book uncovers how Serapis unified empires, bridged civilizations, and redefined what it meant to be divine.

Mythological World Gods & Mortals Political Intrigue Folklore Royalty & Courts

Audiobook details

GenreHistory

Length6 hrs 52 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMar 28, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1INTRODUCTION

8CHAPTER 7 — MYSTERY RELIGION AND INITIATION

2CHAPTER 1 – INVENTING A GOD, ARCHAEOLOGY OF SERAPIS

9CHAPTER 8 — SERAPIS IN THE ROMAN WORLD

3CHAPTER 2 — THE SERAPEUM OF ALEXANDRIA, SACRED SPACE AND POWER

10CHAPTER 9 — DECLINE, DESTRUCTION, AND TRANSFORMATION

4CHAPTER 3 — FROM APIS TO SERAPIS, EGYPTIAN FOUNDATION

11CHAPTER 10 — LEGACY OF A DESIGNED GOD

5CHAPTER 4 — ZEUS, HADES, AND THE GREEK FACE OF SERAPIS

12About the Author

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6CHAPTER 5 — THE SOUL, IMMORTALITY, AND SALVATION

13About the Publisher

7CHAPTER 6 — SERAPIS AND ISIS, DYNASTIC PAIRING AND DEVOTION

Series

Gods of Egypt, Myth and MysteryBook 21

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