[Help] Asar Hapi and Serapis

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

While digging into Secret Wisdom of all Ages, I stumbled upon The Mysteries of Asar-Hapi.

It eventually mentions Serapis, who appears to be an original god. Standing on the back of the sacred crocodile.

Is this possibly connected to the stars and the goet who rides a crocodile?

Could this possibly be a mention to a constellation standing on the back of a croc cluster?

What might these constellations he named for further research?

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

If you want more background, I suggest reading Halls work.
It is simply, as he always is, far too much material to even start a quote.

 

[Roma]

Asar is Osiris.

The sacred "crocodile" is Messeh - based on which the fat of the physical crocodile was used to annoint each Messiah.

The sacred "crocodile" is also known as the Makara
Makara is a

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word which means "sea-animal, crocodile".

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It is the origin of the

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word for crocodile, मगर (magar), which has in turn been loaned into English as the name of the

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, the most common crocodile in India.

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Serapis is a later theological construct to unite the Egyptian and Greek religious traditions

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Sounds like a bit of history research necessary by me.
Osiris and a crocodile are very prominent in the Egyptian lore.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Thanks @Roma ... Wasn't sure if it was draco or another constellation of Serapis or a man riding a croc standing on one.
The croc would signify to me being a Nile guard, while Serapis holds several symbols.
The most prominent symbol he holds regarding the Nile is a yardstick for measuring the depth of the Nile at any time.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

So is there a Makara constellation then?
Or is this a tale not measured by the stars?

 

[Vandheer]

A lot of deities got 'Greeked' in the Hellenistic times. This one is Osiris' version, from Ptolemian era if I remember it correctly. Roma is right.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Okay. Thank you all

At first I was thinking it was all allegory for constellations noticed at the time by the Egyptians, which then had been turned into religion.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Masseh fat...interesting.
Essenes just sprang to mind.
Guess I know where im going. Sacred-texts.

 

[Diluculo_DelFuego]

Sacred-texts com has, in the Christianity section, several interesting texts.
As well a lot on Alchemy ... Still searching for constellation lore on there.

 

[Öwnchef]

Asar is Osiris.

The sacred "crocodile" is Messeh - based on which the fat of the physical crocodile was used to annoint each Messiah.

The sacred "crocodile" is also known as the Makara
Makara is a

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word which means "sea-animal, crocodile".

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It is the origin of the

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word for crocodile, मगर (magar), which has in turn been loaned into English as the name of the

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, the most common crocodile in India.

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Serapis is a later theological construct to unite the Egyptian and Greek religious traditions

This. The name is constructed from Osiris + Apis = Serapis.