A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Echoes

Ptah, Osiris, Sokar and 2 more

One god under five names (Ptah, Osiris, Sokar, Apis and Serapis), across The Gift of the Nile and The Roman Inheritance.

Ptah, plate
Ptah ptah The Memphite Creator — Lord of Craftsmen The Gift of the Nile
Osiris, plate
Osiris oh-sye-ris Lord of the Dead — slain king and judge of souls The Gift of the Nile
Sokar, plate
Sokar so-kar The Falcon of the Necropolis — lord of the Memphite cemetery The Gift of the Nile
Apis, plate
Apis a-pis The Sacred Bull of Memphis The Gift of the Nile
Serapis, plate
Serapis se-ra-pis Hellenistic Egyptian-Greek God — see also Apis (Volume II) The Roman Inheritance

Why the sources call them one god

Floor plan

The rooms follow one another in the order their peoples first appear in the written record.

  1. The Cradle of Citiesc. 3400 BCE to 395 CE. 115 works
  2. The Gift of the Nilec. 4000 BCE to 395 CE. 73 works
  3. The Olympian Orderc. 1600 BCE to 750 CE. 152 works
  4. The Persian Worldc. 2000 BCE to 1010 CE. 30 works
  5. The Levantine Borderlandsc. 1200 BCE to 500 CE. 20 works
  6. The Edges of Empirec. 2000 BCE to 1500 CE. 33 works
  7. The Etruscan Worldc. 900 BCE to 750 CE. 22 works
  8. The Roman Inheritancec. 1200 BCE to 500 CE. 58 works
  9. The Northern Inheritancec. 2000 BCE to 1600 CE. 131 works