Incense Burner Depicting Greco-Egyptian God Serapis Unearthed in Ancient Ephesus

The merging of the ancient Greek and Egyptian gods Isis/Persephone (left) and Serapis/Hades (right) is an example of religious syncretism. Credit: Heraklion Archaeological Museum / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists have unearthed a rare terracotta incense burner featuring the likeness of the Greco-Egyptian god Serapis in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey, offering new insight into the city’s multicultural spiritual life and long-distance trade activity during the