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title: Serapis Depicted as Pluto
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3565/serapis-depicted-as-pluto/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Serapis Depicted as Pluto

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Serapis Depicted as Pluto](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3565.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3565.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) deity [Serapis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Serapis/), with a modius on the head, is depicted as [Pluto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pluto/). Next to him stands the three-headed dog [Cerberus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cerberus/), guardian of [Hades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hades/) and the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) underworld. From the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Villa of Chiragan, France. (Musée des Antiques de Toulouse)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, January 27). Serapis Depicted as Pluto. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3565/serapis-depicted-as-pluto/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Serapis Depicted as Pluto." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 27, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3565/serapis-depicted-as-pluto/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Serapis Depicted as Pluto." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3565/serapis-depicted-as-pluto/>.

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