Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), A, Aperta Navis, Apis

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Apis

（Ἆπις).

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Son of Phoroneus and Laodicé, king of Argos, from whom Peloponnesus, and more especially Argos, was called Apia (Pausan. ii. 5).

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The sacred bull of Memphis, worshipped as a god among the Egyptians. There were certain signs by which he was recognized to be the god. Thus, the body must be black; there must be a square white spot upon the forehead, the figure of an eagle upon the back, a beetle-shaped knot under

Figure of Apis. (From the Egyptian Monuments.)

the tongue, and a white crescent upon the right side. At Memphis he had a splendid residence, containing extensive walks and courts for his amusement. His birthday, which was celebrated every year, was a day of rejoicing for all Egypt. His death was a season of public mourning, which continued till another sacred bull was discovered by the priests. See Osiris.

Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.

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