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Pluto-Serapis II

Pluto is depicted as the Egyptiam deities Serapis, who was worshiped in the Greek word from the Hellenistic period onwards.

Pluto-Serapis has the “modius” on his head, an utensil used for the measurement of grain.

This is a typical example of syncretism, namely the mingling and integration of beliefs from different religions during Hellenistic and Roman times.

Statue belonging to a sculptural group found in the Temple of Egyptian Deities in Gortyna.

 

Marble roman sculpture

From Gortyna

Mid. 2nd cent. AD

Heraklion, Archaeological Museum

 

 

 

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Uploaded on April 20, 2013
Taken on April 11, 2013