In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis (alternatively spelled Hapi-ankh), is a bull-deity that was worshipped in theMemphis region. “Apis served as an intermediary between humans and an all-powerful god (originally Ptah, later Osiris, then Atum) his popularity grew throughout the dynastic history, such that, by the Ptolemaic period, he was “a kind of national mascot. The worship of Apis was certainly the most popular of the three great bull cults of ancient Egypt (the others being the bulls Mnevis and Buchis.)X

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