Western Civilization I / Unit 5 WC1 0417 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hellenistic Religion: Isis, Serapis, and the Ruler Cult
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The idea
Greeks in the East adopted foreign cults and fused gods. Serapis, on the witness, combined Osiris and Apis with Zeus and Helios; Ptolemy built him a temple in Alexandria. The cult of Isis spread across the Greek world.
In practice
Sample question four: Isis and Serapis; kings worshipped as gods.
Where people slip
Witness-built: the anchor has no section on Hellenistic religion.
Your place on the trail
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