Serapis: Egypt, Greece, and Divinity (Gods of Egypt, Myth and Mystery, #21)
By AJ Carmichael
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.
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
2CHAPTER 1 – INVENTING A GOD, ARCHAEOLOGY OF SERAPIS
3CHAPTER 2 — THE SERAPEUM OF ALEXANDRIA, SACRED SPACE AND POWER
4CHAPTER 3 — FROM APIS TO SERAPIS, EGYPTIAN FOUNDATION
5CHAPTER 4 — ZEUS, HADES, AND THE GREEK FACE OF SERAPIS
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6CHAPTER 5 — THE SOUL, IMMORTALITY, AND SALVATION
7CHAPTER 6 — SERAPIS AND ISIS, DYNASTIC PAIRING AND DEVOTION
8CHAPTER 7 — MYSTERY RELIGION AND INITIATION
9CHAPTER 8 — SERAPIS IN THE ROMAN WORLD
10CHAPTER 9 — DECLINE, DESTRUCTION, AND TRANSFORMATION
11CHAPTER 10 — LEGACY OF A DESIGNED GOD
12About the Author
13About the Publisher
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