apis
n. countablen. a sacred bull that people in ancient Egypt worshipped. It was seen as a living god and a symbol of strength.
n. the sacred bull of Memphis in ancient Egyptian religion, regarded as an incarnation of the god Ptah and later Osiris. When capitalised, it refers to the specific deity or the physical animal chosen to represent him.
The ancient Egyptians worshipped Apis as a god.
Archaeologists discovered a massive granite sarcophagus in the Serapeum, which was used to bury the sacred Apis bull.
The cult of Apis represented one of the most significant animal-based religious traditions in the Nile Valley, bridging the gap between the physical world and the divine through a living vessel.
Usually capitalised as a proper noun; refers to a specific mythological and historical figure.