Ancient
Egyptian Gods
Apis
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Apis
was depicted as a bull.
He was the Egyptian god of strength and fertility.
The
spirit of Apis was said to be present in the body of
a real bull which was kept by the Pharaoh and looked
after by his priests.
At the end of the old year, the Apis bull was slaughtered
and its flesh eaten by the Pharaoh. It was believed
that the Pharaoh would then inherit the great power
of Apis.
Each
year the priests would search for a new Apis bull which
would then live a life of luxury until the ritual was
repeated.
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