serapeum

Noun

Meaning

serapeum (plural serapea)

(historical) A temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis.

Examples

Beneath the acropolis itself are the subterranean remains of the Serapeum, where the mysteries of the god Serapis were enacted, and whose carved wall niches are believed to have provided overflow storage space for the ancient Library. Source: Internet

In a later period the Serapeum in Alexandria was also said to have contained a solar alignment so that, on a specific sunrise, a shaft of light would pass across the lips of the statue of Serapis thus symbolising the Sun saluting the god. Source: Internet

"Pumpkins" refers to Hadrian's drawings of domes like the Serapeum in his villa. Source: Internet

The Serapeum was certainly destroyed by Theophilus in 391, and the Museum and Library may have fallen victim to the same campaign. Source: Internet

Here, substructures of a large building or group of buildings have been exposed, which are perhaps part of the Serapeum. Source: Internet

The objects found in these researches are in the museum, the most notable being a great basalt bull, probably once an object of cult in the Serapeum. Source: Internet

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